effluence

noun

ef·​flu·​ence ˈe-ˌflü-ən(t)s 

e-ˈflü-, 

ə-

1

: something that flows out

2

: an action or process of flowing out

Examples of effluence in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The environment struggles with effluence from ground sources and pollution in general that pours into the Bay. — Louise Schiavone, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024

All human activity now passes through a computational pipeline—even the sanitation worker transforms effluence into data. — TIME, 8 Feb. 2024

In these homes, effluence from toilets and showers flows through drains into a pit in a yard instead of into a sewer line and to a central wastewater treatment plant. — Audrey McAvoy, ajc, 6 Apr. 2023

Water runoff and control, water quality and effluence, education, water reuse and water conservation, also continue to be priorities in the village’s water management plan. — Brian L. Cox, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2021

So many words, words upon words, the effluence of the dialogue being the show’s draw, as well as one of its drawbacks. — Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2020

Among the problems caused by the island's long-running tourism boom is unregulated development and pipes carrying raw effluence directly into the sea. — Euan McKirdy, CNN, 4 Apr. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1