effusion

English

Etymology

Latin effūsiō (“outpouring”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːʒən

Noun

effusion (plural effusions)

1. an outpouring of liquid
2. (by extension) 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...

3. (medicine) the seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself

Translations

outpouring of liquid

• French: effusion (fr) f
• Italian: effusione (it) f

• Latin: effūsiō (la) f
• Spanish: efusión (es) f

outpouring of speech or emotion

• Italian: effusione (it) f

• Spanish: efusión (es) f

seeping of fluid into a body cavity

• Italian: effusione (it) f

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French

Wikipedia ^fr

Noun

effusion f (plural effusions)

1. effusion