superinfusion
superinfusion noun: an extra, extensive, and/or excessive infusion of something; a particular instance of such an infusion.
Noun
superinfusion (plural superinfusions)
- An extra, extensive, and/or excessive infusion of something; a particular instance of such an infusion.
- His Majesty's Answer was, that he would have him stay, and that he would take it into his Care, he should receive no Prejudice thereby. Thus it stands for the present, but what Superinfusions may be made, and how far the importunate Soli citations of such as have espoused his Interests may prevail...1739, Thomas Wentworth Earl of Strafford, Sir George Radcliffe, The Earl of Strafforde's Letters and Dispatches: With an Essay Towards His Life, Volume 2, page 4
- It represents in Basso Relievo an huge caldron, or vessel, in which are a king and a queen, and a man standing by it pours water upon the head of the king, who is praying with his hands joined. This he supposes to describe the baptism of some prince, performed by immersion immersion^([sic]) and...1805, Jorin John, Remarks on Ecclesiastical History, Lackington, Allen; Edinburgh, T. Turnbull, pages 291–292
Examples of superinfusion in a sentence
- This he supposes to describe the baptism of some prince, performed by immersion immersion^([sic]) and superinfusion.1805, Jorin John, Remarks on Ecclesiastical History, Lackington, Allen; Edinburgh, T. Turnbull, pages 291–292:
- It would obviously be in vain to look for the purely Buddhistic originals of this work and others of the same description, all of which now show a superinfusion of Hivaitic ideas, anywhere in India.1866, Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science and Art 1866-06: Volume, 3 Issue 6, Open Court Publishing Company, page 776:
Forms of superinfusion
| plural | superinfusions |
|---|---|
| alternative form | super-infusion |
Origin of superinfusion
From super- + infusion.
Questions about superinfusion
- What does superinfusion mean?
- Superinfusion means an extra, extensive, and/or excessive infusion of something; a particular instance of such an infusion.
- How do you use superinfusion in a sentence?
- This he supposes to describe the baptism of some prince, performed by immersion immersion^([sic]) and superinfusion.
- What part of speech is superinfusion?
- Superinfusion is a noun.
- What is the plural of superinfusion?
- The plural of superinfusion is superinfusions.
Words near superinfusion in the dictionary
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