'Effluent' definitions:
Definition of 'effluent'
(from WordNet)
adjective
That is flowing outward [syn: effluent, outflowing]
noun
Water mixed with waste matter [syn: effluent, wastewater, sewer water]
Definition of 'Effluent'
From: GCIDE
- Effluent \Ef"flu*ent\, a. [L. effluens, -entis, p. pr. of effluere to flow out; ex + fluere to flow: cf. F. effluent. See Fluent.] Flowing out; as, effluent beams. --Parnell. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Effluent'
From: GCIDE
- Effluent \Ef"flu*ent\, n. (Geog.) A stream that flows out of another stream or lake. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'effluent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affluent,
- bayou,
- billabong,
- branch,
- confluent,
- confluent stream,
- dejecta,
- dejection,
- dejecture,
- dendritic drainage pattern,
- discharge,
- effused,
- effusive,
- egesta,
- ejecta,
- ejectamenta,
- ejection,
- excrement,
- excreta,
- excretes,
- extravasate,
- extravasated,
- extravasation,
- exudate,
- exudation,
- feeder,
- fork,
- outbound,
- outflowing,
- outgoing,
- outpouring,
- outward-bound,
- prong,
- transudate,
- transudation,
- tributary,
- waste,
- waste matter