effusion
ef·fu·sion
noun \i-ˈfyü-zhən, e-\Definition of EFFUSION
1
: an act of effusing
2
: unrestrained expression of words or feelings <greeted her with great effusion — Olive H. Prouty>
3
a (1) : the escape of a fluid from anatomical vessels by rupture or exudation (2) : the flow of a gas through an aperture whose diameter is small as compared with the distance between the molecules of the gas b : the fluid that escapes
Examples of EFFUSION
- Her poetic effusions became tiresome.
First Known Use of EFFUSION
15th century
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Rhymes with EFFUSION
affusion, allusion, Carthusian, collusion, conclusion, confusion, contusion, delusion, diffusion, elusion, exclusion, extrusion, illusion, inclusion, infusion, intrusion, Malthusian, obtrusion, occlusion, perfusion, prelusion, profusion, prolusion, protrusion, reclusion, seclusion, transfusion, Venusian
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