effluve

English

Etymology

From French effluve, from Latin effluvium.

Noun

effluve (plural effluves)

1. A spray-like electric discharge.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin effluvium.

Noun

effluve m (plural effluves)

1. emanation (something that emanates)
2. waft
3. whiff

Verb

effluve

1. inflection of effluver:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “effluve”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.