effusion
See also: Effusion
English Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from Middle French effusion, from Latin effūsiō (“outpouring”). Displaced native Old English āgotennes.
Pronunciation Edit
- Rhymes: -uːʒən
Noun Edit
effusion (countable and uncountable, plural effusions)
- A liquid outpouring.
- (chemistry, physics) Process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules.
- (figurative, by extension) An outpouring of speech or emotion.
- 1930; George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby; Animal Crackers, Paramount Pictures
- Captain Spaulding: My friends, I am highly gratified by this magnificent display of effusion […]
- 1930; George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby; Animal Crackers, Paramount Pictures
- (medicine) The seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself.
Derived terms Edit
Translations Edit
outpouring of liquid
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chemistry, physics: process
outpouring of speech or emotion
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seeping of fluid into a body cavity
French Edit
Etymology Edit
Inherited from Middle French effusion, borrowed from Latin effusiōnem.
Pronunciation Edit
Audio (file)
Noun Edit
effusion f (plural effusions)
Further reading Edit
- “effusion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.