effluve

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English

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Etymology

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From French effluve, from Latin effluvium.

Noun

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effluve (plural effluves)

  1. A spray-like electric discharge.

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin effluvium.

Noun

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effluve m (plural effluves)

  1. emanation (something that emanates)
  2. waft
  3. whiff

Verb

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effluve

  1. inflection of effluver:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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