Definition & Meaning of "effluent"in English

Effluent

liquid waste or sewage discharged into rivers, lakes, or the sea

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Compound

Uncountable

Plural form

effluents

Examples

The factory was fined for discharging untreated effluent directly into the river, harming aquatic life and polluting the water.

effluent

moving outward or away from a source

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

relational

ungradable

Examples

Effluent water from the pipe entered the river.

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