effluent
Collocations
4ADJ.
industrial, many, over, straight, used
VERB + EFFLUENT
discharge
EFFLUENT + NOUN
beams
PREP.
into
Definitions
adj
Flowing out; outflowing.
But while the effluent beams of the sun, and their quickening power in the natural sphere, furnish a good illustration of my idea of the Holy Spirit, I may, perhaps, illustrate the idea still better by a reference to human thoughts and affections […]
noun
A stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence.
The landscape was dotted with reservoirs and many many effluent streams.
Sewage or waste water discharged into a natural body of water.
Residents have little control over the industrial effluent that pollutes their rivers.
Still remarkably clean, Baikal nevertheless feels the effects of air and water pollution from various sources, including industries around Irkutsk and from the Selenga river, which provides half the water flowing into Baikal. Most controversy centers on the effluent from a cellulose plant at Baikalsk.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — water mixed with waste matter
- wastewater
adjective — that is flowing outward
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
5But while the effluent beams of the sun, and their quickening power in the natural sphere, furnish a good illustration of my idea of the Holy Spirit, I may, perhaps, illustrate the idea still better b
WiktionaryThe landscape was dotted with reservoirs and many many effluent streams.
WiktionaryResidents have little control over the industrial effluent that pollutes their rivers.
WiktionaryStill remarkably clean, Baikal nevertheless feels the effects of air and water pollution from various sources, including industries around Irkutsk and from the Selenga river, which provides half the w
WiktionaryThe tannery used to discharge effluent straight into the river.
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