effusion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French effusion, from Latin effūsiō (“outpouring”). Displaced native Old English āgotennes.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A liquid outpouring.
- (countable, uncountable) Process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules.
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(broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable) An outpouring of speech or emotion.
The housekeeper, a very decorative brunette of thirty-five with a pseudo-English accent, greeted him with a mixture of grateful effusion and condescending patronage.
1946, William Hatfield, Buffalo Jim, Oxford: Geoffrey Cumberlege, page 70:1930; 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 […]
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(countable, uncountable) The seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself.
pleural effusion
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| effusions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
perfusion · transfusion · edema
Deriveds
choroidal effusion · noneffusion · effusiometer
Relateds
Translations (58)
cs výtok (outpouring of liquid) · cmn 滲出 /渗出 (seeping of fluid into a body cavity) · cmn 滔滔不絕的言辭 /滔滔不绝的言辞 (outpouring of speech or emotion) · cs výlev (outpouring of liquid) · fr effusion (seeping of fluid into a body cavity) · de Effusion (chemistry, physics: process) · cs výron (seeping of fluid into a body cavity) · it effusioni (outpouring of speech or emotion) · fi vuodatus (outpouring of speech or emotion) · fr effusion (chemistry, physics: process) · bg изливане (outpouring of liquid) · it effusione (outpouring of speech or emotion) · fr effusion (outpouring of liquid) · nl uitstorting (outpouring of liquid) · cmn 逸散 (chemistry, physics: process) · de Erguss (outpouring of speech or emotion) · ar اِنْدِفَاق (outpouring of liquid) · fi effuusio (seeping of fluid into a body cavity) · pt efusão (outpouring of liquid) · pt efusão (outpouring of speech or emotion) · it spargimento (outpouring of liquid) · it effusione (outpouring of liquid) · fr effusion (outpouring of speech or emotion) · cmn 流出 (outpouring of liquid) · tr efüzyon (outpouring of liquid) · pt efusão (seeping of fluid into a body cavity) · id efusi (seeping of fluid into a body cavity) · ar اِنْصِبَاب (outpouring of liquid) · fi valuminen (outpouring of liquid) · de Ausfluss (outpouring of liquid) · sk výlev (outpouring of speech or emotion) · de Ausbruch (outpouring of speech or emotion) · de Erguss (outpouring of liquid) · cs efuze (chemistry, physics: process) · ka ეფუზია (outpouring of liquid) · cmn 外溢 (outpouring of liquid) · sk výtok (outpouring of liquid) · fi effuusio (chemistry, physics: process) · ar تَدَفُّق (chemistry, physics: process) · bg изтичане (outpouring of liquid) · cmn 滲出液 /渗出液 (outpouring of liquid) · es efusión (outpouring of speech or emotion) · it effusione (seeping of fluid into a body cavity) · id efusi (chemistry, physics: process) · it travaso (outpouring of liquid) · de Erguss (seeping of fluid into a body cavity) · tl panlalagos (outpouring of liquid) · cmn 積液 /积液 (seeping of fluid into a body cavity) · cs (citový) výlev (outpouring of speech or emotion) · sk výlev (outpouring of liquid) · cmn 滲液 /渗液 (seeping of fluid into a body cavity) · la effūsiō (outpouring of liquid) · cs výtok (seeping of fluid into a body cavity) · ca efusió (outpouring of liquid) · es efusión (outpouring of liquid) · es derrame (seeping of fluid into a body cavity) · fi effuusio (outpouring of liquid) · ca efusió (outpouring of speech or emotion)