effluxion
effluxion · effluxions
The process of flowing outThe process of flowing out.
/ɛˈflʌk.ʃən/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The process of flowing out.
We all age through the effluxion of time.
The effluxion of matter from a boil can be painful.
(countable, uncountable)That which has flowed out.
the effluxion of a boil
Origin
From efflux + -ion, from Latin effluxus, from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out oFrom efflux + -ion, from Latin effluxus, from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”).
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Forms
plural: effluxions| Singular | effluxion |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable