outflow

== 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. 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 ==== (process of flowing out): effluence, efflux, effluxion ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === outflow (third-person singular simple present outflows, present participle outflowing, simple past and past participle outflowed) (intransitive) To flow outward. ==== Translations ====