4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Effluent \Ef"flu*ent\, a. [L. effluens, -entis, p. pr. of effluere to flow out; ex + fluere to flow: cf. F. effluent. See {Fluent}.] Flowing out; as, effluent beams. --Parnell. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Effluent \Ef"flu*ent\, n. (Geog.) A stream that flows out of another stream or lake. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: effluent adj : that is flowing outward [syn: {outflowing}] n : water mixed with waste matter [syn: {wastewater}, {sewer water}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 38 Moby Thesaurus words for "effluent": affluent, bayou, billabong, branch, confluent, confluent stream, dejecta, dejection, dejecture, dendritic drainage pattern, discharge, effused, effusive, egesta, ejecta, ejectamenta, ejection, excrement, excreta, excretes, extravasate, extravasated, extravasation, exudate, exudation, feeder, fork, outbound, outflowing, outgoing, outpouring, outward-bound, prong, transudate, transudation, tributary, waste, waste matter
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