EFFLUENT


Meaning of EFFLUENT in English

/ef"looh euhnt/ , adj.

1. flowing out or forth.

n.

2. something that flows out or forth; outflow; effluence.

3. a stream flowing out of a lake, reservoir, etc.

4. sewage that has been treated in a septic tank or sewage treatment plant.

5. sewage or other liquid waste that is discharged into a body of water, etc.

[ 1720-30; effluent- (s. of effluens flowing out, prp. of effluere ), equiv. to ef- EF- + flu- flow + -ent- -ENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .