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Outflow   /ˈaʊtflˌoʊ/   Listen
Outflow

noun
1.
The discharge of a fluid from some container.  Synonyms: escape, leak, leakage.  "He had to clean up the leak"
2.
The process of flowing out.  Synonyms: effluence, efflux.
3.
A natural flow of ground water.  Synonyms: fountain, natural spring, outpouring, spring.






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"Outflow" Quotes from Famous Books



... The outflow of musical production has become so wide during the last fifty years, and so many composers have distinguished themselves in every part of the world, that it is a matter of no small difficulty to make a selection of names sufficiently representative ...
— The Masters and their Music - A series of illustrative programs with biographical, - esthetical, and critical annotations • W. S. B. Mathews

... cabs drove up with the functionaries connected with the administration of the theatre, in black hats and coats, with an official air of sadness; young reporters, the outflow of journalism, staring at everybody and taking notes; dramatic authors, Monday feuilletonists—in short, all of those nocturnal beings, tired and worn-out, who are properly ...
— Ten Tales • Francois Coppee

... the other hand, is a comparatively common condition. It may be of congenital origin, or may develop in young rickety children, usually as a result of some chronic inflammatory process in the membranes at the base, the choroid plexuses, or the ependyma of the ventricles, causing obstruction to the outflow of blood through the internal cerebral veins of Galen. In the acquired form the communication between the ventricles and the sub-arachnoid space, by way of the foramen of Magendie, is obstructed, so that the cerebro-spinal ...
— Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. • Alexander Miles

... dreadful danger. I'm saving you. If you don't use your conversion with discretion it may land you in prison. Take my advice, and be silent first and converted afterwards. Good morning. Tut-tut!" He stopped the outflow of her alarmed gratitude. "Didn't I advise you to be silent? ...
— Mr. Prohack • E. Arnold Bennett



Words linked to "Outflow" :   run, influx, discharge, inflow, Fountain of Youth, geological formation, flow, geyser, hot spring, thermal spring, formation



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