effusion vs outflow

effusion

noun
  • A liquid outpouring. 

  • Process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules. 

  • An outpouring of speech or emotion. 

  • The seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself. 

outflow

noun
  • A fluid that flows out. 

  • Any outward movement. 

  • Something that flows out of a sewage treatment plant. 

  • The process of flowing out. 

  • A stream of gaseous material emanating from an active galactic nucleus. 

  • The part of a system that allows material to flow out. 

verb
  • To flow outward. 

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