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effluentliquid waste or sewage discharged into a river or the sea

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: liquid waste or sewage discharged into a river or the sea

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈefluənt/

Korean meaning: 폐수, 하수, 배출물

Korean pronunciation: 에-플루-언트 (강세: 에)

Example Sentences

  • The chocolate factory's sweet-smelling effluent ironically made the fish very unhappy.
  • Environmental inspectors monitor the effluent quality daily.
  • The brewery's effluent smelled like beer, but unfortunately wasn't drinkable.

effluent

NOUN

//ˈefluənt//

liquid waste or sewage discharged into a river or the sea

effluent concept
💡 Concept

Factory discharging waste water into river

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effluent rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The affluent speaks fluent lies while effluent flows

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈefluənt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈefluənt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixef--
Rootflu
Suffix--ent

Origin

라틴어 'effluere'에서 유래했으며, '밖으로 흘러나오다'라는 의미입니다. 마치 물이 댐에서 터져 나오듯 폐수가 흘러나오는 모습을 연상할 수 있습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

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affluent
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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The chocolate factory's sweet-smelling effluent ironically made the fish very unhappy.

Environmental inspectors monitor the effluent quality daily.

😄 Fun example

The brewery's effluent smelled like beer, but unfortunately wasn't drinkable.

New regulations require companies to reduce harmful effluent discharge.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

wastewatersewagedischargerunoffoutflow

Antonyms

clean waterpotable waterfresh water

Related

pollutioncontaminationtreatmentdrainageaffluent