the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act or process of flowing out, or issuing forth; effusion; outflow
n. That which flows out; emanation; effluence.
verb-intransitive. To run out; to flow forth; to pass away.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act or state of flowing out or issuing in a stream; effusion; effiuence; flow: as, an efflux of matter from an ulcer.
n. That which flows out; an emanation, effusion, or effluence.
To flow out or away.
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n. the process of flowing out
Word Usage
"I don't expect to correct his behaviour (I gave up on that many many months ago), but I can ridicule his perversion of discourse so that his efflux is not mistaken for any drops of the nectar of knowledge by the ininitiated."