outward flow
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Ion channels are gateways within cells that tightly control the inward and outward flow of essential ions, such as potassium and calcium, and are thought to be critically linked to cancer malignancy and progression.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024
The outward flow is sometimes referred to as a reverse, or negative, storm surge.
From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2022
The Bay of Fundy generates monstrous currents that reverse the outward flow of the river during high tide.
From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2017
In these examples, the window glass plays the role of greenhouse gases, letting sunlight in but reducing the outward flow of heat radiation.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
Over the centuries, the engineers and builders of the Corporation of London had learned to make the outward flow of the river and the inward surge of the tide come together more or less smoothly.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
