effusion

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ef·fu·sion | \ i-ˈfyü-zhən

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Definition of effusion

1 : an act of effusing

2 : unrestrained expression of words or feelings greeted her with great effusion— Olive H. Prouty

3a(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 in a Sentence

Her poetic effusions became tiresome.

Recent Examples on the Web The Brewers did make a couple roster moves, placing right-hander Luis Perdomo on the IL with right elbow effusion and recalling Miguel Sánchez from Nashville. — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2022 Possible bad news for Jake Cousins Right-hander Jake Cousins, on the IL since Sunday with what was diagnosed as an elbow effusion, is undergoing further examination after an MRI revealed the possibility of more serious damage. — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2022 If a writer like Rachel Cusk confronts the reader with the power of a taut, single consciousness, Bennett is stretching the forms that consciousness can take, to include effusion and hesitation, self-indulgence and equivocation. — Lynn Steger Strong, The New Republic, 16 Mar. 2022 Lakers: For the Lakers, Anthony Davis (right wrist; soreness) and Malik Monk (left groin; soreness) are available; LeBron James (left knee; soreness/effusion) is out. — oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2022 It’s not a powerful effusion, like anger, fear, or joy, but a refocusing of attention away from something. — Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2022 Near the end, an effusion of Puccinian warmth yields to yet more punchy percussion, then a fanfaring pastiche of the Handelian Baroque before the work’s grimly quiet conclusion. — New York Times, 24 Nov. 2021 Pleural inflammation is often accompanied by a buildup of fluid between two layers of the pleura (pleural effusion). — SELF, 26 Nov. 2020 Shoppers will also notice an effusion of labradorite and diamonds throughout the collection. — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Sep. 2021 See More

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