effossion
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin effossio. See effodient.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
effossion (uncountable)
- (archaic) A digging out or up.
- 1727, John Arbuthnot, Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures. Explain'd and exemplify'd in several dissertations:
- the effossion of coins
- 1818, Edward Daniel Clarke, Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa:
- We shall now detail the whole process for the reduction of the ore, from the first moment of its effossion, until the developement of the precious metals […]