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effluxion

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɛˈflʌk.ʃən/
  • rhymes with -ʌkʃən

1

noun

Meaning 1

The process of flowing out.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • We all age through the effluxion of time.
  • The effluxion of matter from a boil can be painful.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

That which has flowed out.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • the effluxion of a boil

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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