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outflux

outflux

7.5
A movement of people, money, or goods away from a place
  • noun
  • /ˈaʊtˌflʌks/
translation icon : afluencia
  • Scientists measured the outflux of gases from the volcano during the eruption.

Examples

  • The outflux of people from the city increased after the new policy was announced.

  • A sudden outflux of capital can destabilize a country's economy.

  • The outflux of water from the dam was significant.

  • There was a noticeable outflux of residents from the city.

  • There has been a significant outflux of people from the city in search of better job opportunities.

  • The outflux of residents from the flooded area has caused many schools to shut down temporarily.

  • Environmental changes have resulted in an unusual outflux of wildlife from the national park.

Synonyms

outflow
vsoutflux
  • Specialized
13 4.6

Movement of water, gas or money out of a place

is the broad general term for outward movement without examples
extrusion
vsoutflux
  • Specialized
1 8.1

Forcing something out by pressing it

covers outward movement regardless of cause or method
efflux
vsoutflux
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A flow of something out of a place, like water or chemicals

is the everyday broader term for outward movement not the technical process
outpour
vsoutflux
5.7

A sudden large flow of feelings or help from many people

describes normal outward movement without sudden size or emotion

Antonyms

59 4.1

A large number of people or things arriving at a place

How Strong

torrent
6 4.4
gush
6 4.3
outflux
7.5
flow
307 2.3
stream
150 1.0
to trickle
70 3.4
drip
44 1.0

Surface Forms

outflux singular
outfluxes plural

Morphology

outflux = flux (transparent) = out + flux

Formed by productive prefix 'out-' (outward) + 'flux' (flow); the meaning 'outward flow' is a straightforward composition.

Etymology

The word outflux is made of out and flux, where flux means 'flow' and appears in words like influx and fluid. So an outflux is a flow that moves 'out' of a place, for example people leaving a city.