effluent
pronunciation
How to pronounce effluent in British English:
UK [ˈefluənt]
How to pronounce effluent in American English:
US [ˈɛfluənt]
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- Noun:
- water mixed with waste matter
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- Adjective:
- that is flowing outward
Word Origin
- effluent
- effluent: [19] Effluent is that which ‘flows out’. The word comes from the present participle of Latin effluere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out’ and fluere ‘flow’ (source of English fluctuate, fluent, fluid, flux, and a host of derivatives). English originally acquired it as an adjective in the 18th century, but did not begin to use it in its present-day noun senses until the mid 19th century. From the same source come effluvium [17] and efflux [17].=> fluctuate, fluent, fluid, flux
- effluent (adj.)
- mid-15c., from Latin effluentem "flowing out" (see effluence). As a noun, "that which flows out," from 1859; specific meaning "liquid industrial waste" is from 1930.
Example
- 1. Effect of effluent quality on uv inactivation efficiency
- 2. Secondary effluent treated by various doses of uv irradiation , respectively .
- 3. Sa-11 , b. subtilis and e. coli in distilled water , filtered coagulated secondary effluent and
- 4. The risks of pollution from bilge water , mining effluent and spilt oil are real .
- 5. The effluent from the factory make the river unsafe for swimming .