effluent

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Flowing out; outflowing.

   “But while the effluent beams of the sun, and their quickening power in the natural sphere, furnish a good illustration of my idea of the Holy Spirit, I may, perhaps, illustrate the idea still better by a reference to human thoughts and affections […]”

2. isim A stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence.

   “The landscape was dotted with reservoirs and many many effluent streams.”

3. isim Sewage or waste water discharged into a natural body of water.

   “Residents have little control over the industrial effluent that pollutes their rivers.”