effluxion

English

Etymology

From efflux +‎ -ion, from Latin effluxus, from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌkʃən

Noun

effluxion (countable and uncountable, plural effluxions)

1. The process of flowing out.

   We all age through the effluxion of time.

   The effluxion of matter from a boil can be painful.

2. That which has flowed out.

   the effluxion of a boil

Synonyms

• (process of flowing out): efflux, effluence, outflow

Derived terms

• effluxion of time