efflation
A blowing, breathing or puffing outA blowing, breathing or puffing out.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, uncountable, usually)A blowing, breathing or puffing out.
Origin
From Latin efflātiō (“exhalation”), from Latin efflō (“to exhale”), from ex- (“out, away”)From Latin efflātiō (“exhalation”), from Latin efflō (“to exhale”), from ex- (“out, away”) + flō (“to blow”).
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Forms
plural: efflations| Singular | efflation |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedefflate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable