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outflow
n.
flowing or pouring out of; that which flows out, drainage; stream which empties out of a lake
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Outflow
Outflow (contrasted with inflow) may refer to:
- Capital outflow - an economic term describing capital flowing out of (or leaving) a particular economy.
- Bipolar outflow in astronomy represents two continuous flows of gas from the poles of a star.
- Discharge (hydrology) - In hydrology, the outflow or discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time.
- Outflow (meteorology), in meteorology, is air that flows outwards from a thunderstorm.
- Outflow boundary in atmospheric science means thunderstorm-cooled air (outflow) from the surrounding air.
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outflow
Noun
1. the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"
(synonym) escape, leak, leakage
(hypernym) discharge, outpouring, run
2. the process of flowing out
(synonym) effluence, efflux
(antonym) inflow, influx
(hypernym) flow
3. a natural flow of ground water
(synonym) spring, fountain, outpouring, natural spring
(hypernym) geological formation, formation
(hyponym) Fountain of Youth
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outflow
n.
únik; odběr
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Outflow
(v. i.)
To flow out.
To flow out.
(n.)
A flowing out; efflux.
A flowing out; efflux.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
