effusion
A liquid outpouringA liquid outpouring.
» "I am so glad that you have come," said he, shaking our hands with effusion.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A liquid outpouring.
Ausfluss, Erguss
(countable, uncountable)Process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules.
Effusion
(broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable)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 […]
Erguss, Ausbruch
an unrestrained expression of emotion
(countable, uncountable)The seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself.
pleural effusion
Erguss
Examples
2 sentences"I am so glad that you have come," said he, shaking our hands with effusion.
The effusion rate of lava during a volcanic eruption is of fundamental importance in volcanology, given its direct association with hazards.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French effusion, from Latin effūsiō (“outpouring”). Displaced nativeBorrowed from Middle French effusion, from Latin effūsiō (“outpouring”). Displaced native Old English āgotennes.
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Forms
plural: effusionsSynonyms
4 synonyms- an unrestrained expression of emotion:gushoutburstblowupebullition
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable