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repassion

repassion noun: the reception of an effect from one body to another.

Noun

repassion (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The reception of an effect from one body to another.
    • As it happens to fire, which by its efficacy fully compensates all repassion brought from the wood, so that, if fuel never fail, it is not diminished or extinguished; nay, rather as plenty of proportionate fuel increaseth, it is augmented.1860, Michael George Duignan, Positive Facts, Without a Shadow of Doubt

Questions about repassion

What does repassion mean?
Repassion means the reception of an effect from one body to another.
What part of speech is repassion?
Repassion is a noun.

Words near repassion in the dictionary

  1. repassant
  2. repassed
  3. repasses
  4. repassing
  5. repassings
  6. repassion
  7. repassivation
  8. repassivations
  9. repast
  10. repaste
  11. repasted

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