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Residual vs Effluent - What's the difference?

residual | effluent |

As adjectives the difference between residual and effluent

is that residual is of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over while effluent is flowing out; outflowing.

As nouns the difference between residual and effluent

is that residual is a remainder left over at the end of some process while effluent is a stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence.

residual

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.

    • Synonyms

    * residuary

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A remainder left over at the end of some process.
  • (in the plural) Payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated.

    • effluent

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Flowing out; outflowing.
  • * Parnell
    • Effluent beams.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence.
  • Sewage water that has been (partially) treated, and is released into a natural body of water; a flow of any liquid waste.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-06-14, volume=411, issue=8891, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= It's a gas , passage=One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.}}