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outflows

outflows is the plural of outflow.

Meaning of outflow

Noun

outflow (countable and uncountable, plural outflows)

  1. The process of flowing out.
  2. A fluid that flows out.
    • Borg’s home, which he built with his wife and two sons among tall conifers 33 years ago, overlooks the Nipigon River, an outflow from the lake of the same name.December 2020, Tim Folger, “North America’s most valuable resource is at risk”, in National Geographic
  3. Any outward movement.
  4. A stream of gaseous material emanating from an active galactic nucleus.
  5. The part of a system that allows material to flow out.
  6. (sewage) Something that flows out of a sewage treatment plant.

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Questions about outflows

What is outflows the plural of?
Outflows is the plural of outflow.

Words near outflows in the dictionary

  1. outflow boundary
  2. outflowed
  3. outflowing
  4. outflowings
  5. outflown
  6. outflows
  7. outflue
  8. outflues
  9. outflung
  10. outflush
  11. outflushed

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