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effusions

effusions is the plural of effusion.

Meaning of effusion

Noun

effusion (countable and uncountable, plural effusions)

  1. A liquid outpouring.
    Antonyms:
    infusion
  2. Process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules.
  3. (broadly, figuratively) 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 […]
  4. The seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself.
    • pleural effusion

Phrases with effusions

Questions about effusions

What is effusions the plural of?
Effusions is the plural of effusion.

Words near effusions in the dictionary

  1. effusin
  2. effusing
  3. effusiometer
  4. effusiometers
  5. effusion
  6. effusions
  7. effusive
  8. effusively
  9. effusiveness
  10. effusivenesses
  11. effusivities

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