effervescence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɛf.əˈvɛs.əns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌɛf.əɹˈvɛs.əns/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from French effervescence. By surface analysis, ef- + Latin ferv- + -escence.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink.
- (countable, uncountable) Vivacity.
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(countable, uncountable) Fomentation.
We are in the habit of calling those bodies of men anarchal which are in a state of effervescence.
1824, Walter Savage Landor, “George Washington and Benjamin Franklin”, in Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen, volume II, London: […] Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| effervescences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (12)
cmn 冒泡 (the escape of gas from solution in a liquid) · pt efervescência (the escape of gas from solution in a liquid) · de Sprudeln (the escape of gas from solution in a liquid) · ota غلیان (the escape of gas from solution in a liquid) · bg шупване (the escape of gas from solution in a liquid) · ota فوران (the escape of gas from solution in a liquid) · bg кипене (the escape of gas from solution in a liquid) · es efervescencia (the escape of gas from solution in a liquid) · ru кипение (the escape of gas from solution in a liquid) · ga broidearnach (the escape of gas from solution in a liquid) · fi kuohunta (the escape of gas from solution in a liquid) · fr effervescence (the escape of gas from solution in a liquid)