Definitions for effluentˈɛf lu ənt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ef•fluentˈɛf lu ənt(adj.)
flowing out or forth.
(n.)something that flows out or forth; outflow; effluence.
a stream flowing out of a lake, reservoir, etc.
sewage or other liquid waste that is discharged, as into a body of water.
Category: Civil Engineering
Origin of effluent:
1720–30; < L effluent-, s. of effluēns, prp. of effluere to flow out =ef-ef - +fluere to flow
Princeton's WordNet
effluent, wastewater, sewer water(adj)
water mixed with waste matter
effluent, outflowing(adj)
that is flowing outward
Wiktionary
effluent(Noun)
A stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence.
effluent(Noun)
Sewage water that has been (partially) treated, and is released into a natural body of water; a flow of any liquid waste.
effluent(Adjective)
Flowing out; outflowing.
Webster Dictionary
Effluent(adj)
flowing out; as, effluent beams
Effluent(noun)
a stream that flows out of another stream or lake
Translations for effluent
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
effluent(noun)
(a flowing out of) waste matter from a factory etc.
- afvalAfrikaans
- فَضَلات المَصْنَعArabic
- отпадъчни водиBulgarian
- efluentePortuguese (BR)
- odpadní vodaCzech
- das AbwasserGerman
- spildevandDanish
- απόβληταGreek
- residuosSpanish
- äravool, heitvesiEstonian
- مواد برون ریز؛ مواد زائدFarsi
- päästöFinnish
- effluentFrench
- שְׁפָכִיםHebrew
- कूडा़-करकटHindi
- otjecanjeCroatian
- kifolyóHungarian
- limbahIndonesian
- útstreymiIcelandic
- effluenteItalian
- 廃液Japanese
- 유출물Korean
- nuotėkosLithuanian
- notekūdeņiLatvian
- bahan buanganMalay
- afvalwaterDutch
- kloakk-/spillvannNorwegian
- ściekPolish
- مواد برون ریز؛ مواد زائدPersian
- څيرېدنه، بهېدنه، پر خېدنهPashto
- defluentePortuguese
- reziduuriRomanian
- промышленный стокRussian
- odpadová vodaSlovak
- odplakaSlovenian
- otpadne vodeSerbian
- utsläpp, avloppSwedish
- สิ่งปฏิกูลจากโรงงานThai
- (sıvı) fabrika atığıTurkish
- 污水Chinese (Trad.)
- рідкі промислові відходиUkrainian
- صنعتی فضلہUrdu
- sự tuôn raVietnamese
- 流出物，污水Chinese (Simp.)
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