effluent

effluent

to flow out; an outflow of waste: The effluent from the broken sewer pipe was foul smelling.
Not to be confused with:affluent – wealthy: The countess was quite affluent.; abundant; flowing freely

ef·flu·ent

E0050300 (ĕf′lo͞o-ənt)adj. Flowing out or forth.n. Something that flows out or forth, especially:a. A stream flowing out of a body of water.b. An outflow from a sewer or sewage system.c. A discharge of liquid waste, as from a factory or nuclear plant.

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[Middle English, from Latin effluēns, effluent-, present participle of effluere, to flow out : ex-, ex- + fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]

effluent

(ˈɛflʊənt) n1. (Civil Engineering) liquid discharged as waste, as from an industrial plant or sewage works2. (Nuclear Physics) radioactive waste released from a nuclear power station3. (Physical Geography) a stream that flows out of another body of water4. something that flows out or forthadjflowing out or forth[C18: from Latin effluere to run forth, from fluere to flow]

ef•fluent

(ˈɛf lu ənt)

adj. 1. flowing out or forth. n. 2. something that flows out or forth; outflow; effluence. 3. a stream flowing out of a lake, reservoir, etc. 4. sewage or other liquid waste that is discharged, as into a body of water. [1720–30; < Latin effluent-, s. of effluēns, present participle of effluere to flow out =ef- ef- + fluere to flow]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	effluent - water mixed with waste matter sewer water, wastewaterwaste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"sewage, sewerage - waste matter carried away in sewers or drains
Adj.	1.	effluent - that is flowing outwardoutflowingoutgoing - leaving a place or a position; "an outgoing steamship"

effluent

noun waste, discharge, flow, emission, sewage, pollutant, outpouring, outflow, exhalation, issue, emanation, liquid waste, efflux, effluvium, effluence

Translations

污水流出物

effluent

(ˈefluənt) noun (a flowing out of) waste matter from a factory etc. 污水 流出物，污水