What is another word for outflow?

Pronunciation: [a͡ʊtflˈə͡ʊ] (IPA)

Outflow refers to the movement of a substance, usually liquid, from a particular place or object. Some synonyms for outflow include discharge, flow, efflux, egress, emigration, migration, and voidance. Discharge is often used to describe the release of wastewater or other liquids from a system, while flow is more general and can refer to any type of movement. Efflux is a scientific term that implies movement away from a source, while egress and emigration describe the movement of people or animals from a particular place. Voidance is similar to discharge, but typically refers to the release of gases or air.

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What are the opposite words for outflow?

The antonyms for the word "outflow" are "inflow," meaning a movement of something towards a center or source, and "stoppage," referring to a cessation or pause in the outflow of anything from a particular source or system. Inflow pertains to something coming in, whereas outflow refers to something that goes out. Thus, both words describe opposite movements. Stoppage, on the other hand, is when the outflow or the movement of something out of a system stops. These antonyms are significant not only in the context of water resources but also in financial and economic aspects, where inflow refers to the amount of money or capital influx, and stoppage leads to termination or blockage of the flow of funds.

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Usage examples for Outflow

The great salt seas and lakes and marshes of the world have been formed by the checking of beautiful fresh-water streams and rivers and the prevention of their outflow to the ocean they should have reached.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
So when the outflow of the soul of the child is checked the powers that should have ennobled his own life and enriched the lives of others turn to evil instead of good, and make a dangerous instead of a helpful character.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
What more natural or more logical than the practice of checking the outflow of a child's inner life if we believe his inner life to be depraved?
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes

Famous quotes with Outflow

  • True love is not meant only to flow out of your/one's mouth. It's also meant to outflow from your/one's heart & as well to be felt by someone else and all.
    Emeasoba George
  • True love is not meant only to flow out of your/one's mouth. It's also meant to outflow from your/one's heart & as well to be felt by someone else/all.
    Emeasoba George
  • In Taoist thought, the good life comes spontaneously; but spontaneity is far from simply acting on the impulses that occur to us. In Western traditions such as Romanticism, spontaneity is linked with subjectivity. In Taoism it means acting dispassionately, on the basis of an objective view of the situation at hand. The common man cannot see things objectively, because his mind is clouded by anxiety about achieving his goals. Seeing clearly means not projecting our goals into the world; acting spontaneously means acting according to the needs of the situation. Western moralists will ask what is the purpose of such action, but for Taoists the good life has no purpose. It is like swimming in a whirlpool, responding to the currents as they come and go. 'I enter with the inflow, and emerge with the outflow, follow the Way of the water, and do not impose my selfishness upon it. This is how I stay afloat in it,' says the Chuang-Tzu. In this view, ethics is simply a practical skill, like fishing or swimming. The core of ethics is not choice or conscious awareness, but the knack of knowing what to do. It is a skill that comes with practice and an empty mind.
    John Gray (philosopher)
  • A life in any sphere that is the expression and outflow of an honest, earnest, loving heart, taking counsel only of God and itself, will be certain to be a life of beneficence in the best possible direction.
    Josiah Gilbert Holland

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