effusion
the act of effusing or pouring forth.
something that is effused.
an unrestrained expression, as of feelings: poetic effusions.
Pathology.
the escape of a fluid from its natural vessels into a body cavity.
the fluid that escapes.
Physics. the flow of a gas through a small orifice at such density that the mean distance between the molecules is large compared with the diameter of the orifice.
Origin of effusion
1Other words from effusion
- non·ef·fu·sion, noun
Words Nearby effusion
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How to use effusion in a sentence
Skipper Worse growled a little and rubbed his head, when Sivert Gesvint pressed his hand and welcomed him with effusion.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandThis she said with unusual effusion; generally the relations between the mother and daughter were a trifle stiff.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandMr. Pope read to us an odd kind of Latin-English effusion of the Dean's, which made us shake with laughter.
There is an intensity and effusion of spirit in them, in which his own more studied compositions are somewhat wanting.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century | Charles J. Abbey and John H. OvertonLet us have your news anyway, and forgive this silly stale effusion.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson
British Dictionary definitions for effusion
/ (ɪˈfjuːʒən) /
an unrestrained outpouring in speech or words
the act or process of being poured out
something that is poured out
the flow of a gas through a small aperture under pressure, esp when the density is such that the mean distance between molecules is large compared to the diameter of the aperture
med
the escape of blood or other fluid into a body cavity or tissue
the fluid that has escaped
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