outflow
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word outflow. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word outflow, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say outflow in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word outflow you have here. The definition of the word outflow will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofoutflow, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From Middle English outflowen, from late Old English ūtflōwan (attested in the past tense as ūt flēow), equivalent to out- + flow. The noun is derived from the verb.
Pronunciation
Noun
outflow (countable and uncountable, plural outflows)
- The process of flowing out.
- A fluid that flows out.
- December 2020, Tim Folger, “North America’s most valuable resource is at risk”, in National Geographic:
- Borg’s home, which he built with his wife and two sons among tall conifers 33 years ago, overlooks the Nipigon River, an outflow from the lake of the same name.
- Any outward movement.
- (astronomy) A stream of gaseous material emanating from an active galactic nucleus.
- The part of a system that allows material to flow out.
- (sewage) Something that flows out of a sewage treatment plant.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- bipolar outflow
- circumstellar outflow
- galactic outflow
- galactic-scale outflow
- mass outflow
- molecular outflow
- outflow boundary
Translations
Process of flowing out
|
Verb
outflow (third-person singular simple present outflows, present participle outflowing, simple past and past participle outflowed)
- (intransitive) To flow outward.