effluence

[ef-loo-uh ns] /ˈɛf lu əns/
noun
1.
the action or process of flowing out; efflux.
2.
something that flows out; emanation.
Origin
1595-1605; < Latin efflu- outflow (ef- ef- + flu- flow) + -ence
Related forms
supereffluence, noun
Can be confused
affluence, effluence, influence.
Examples from the web for effluence
  • These were feebly yellow in the impure melancholy winter effluence.
  • No effluence or water may be discharged onto the ground.
British Dictionary definitions for effluence

effluence

/ˈɛflʊəns/
noun
1.
the act or process of flowing out
2.
something that flows out
Word Origin and History for effluence
n.

c.1600, from Late Latin effluentia, from Latin effluentem (nominative effluens) "flowing out," present participle of effluere "to flow out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + fluere "to flow" (see fluent).