effluent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun water mixed with waste matter
    sewer water; wastewater.
  2. adjective satellite that is flowing outward
    outflowing.

WordNet

Ef"flu*ent adjective
Etymology
L. effluens, -entis, p. pr. of effluere to flow out; ex + fluere to flow: cf. F. effluent. See Fluent.
Definitions
  1. Flowing out; as, effluent beams. Parnell.
Ef"flu*ent noun
Definitions
  1. (Geog.) A stream that flows out of another stream or lake.

Webster 1913