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 gasb : the fluid that escapes
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Examples of effusion in a Sentence
Her poetic effusions became tiresome.
Recent Examples of effusion from the Web
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The medicine, sterile talc powder, is used to treat malignant pleural effusion, a disease affecting about 150,000 Americans that involves excessive fluid buildup around the lungs and can cause shortness of breath and chest pain.
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The scan on the left showed Sharon’s torso in May 2001, a massive tumor impinging her left lung, the pleural effusion flooding her chest.
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The current work reinterprets and recreates the youthful artistic visions and effusion.
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In Vedic hymns Lockington was the effusive cellist and the children’s chorus director, Anne Tomlinson, conducted, though without effusion.
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The work ends with an effusion of shimmering strings.
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Mr. Levit’s interpretation was permeated by wariness, a sense of repression that occasionally exploded — as in the fugue in E minor, the almost sputtering effusion of a man finally finding his voice.
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First Known Use of effusion
15th century
Other Physics Terms
EFFUSION Defined for English Language Learners
effusion
playDefinition of effusion for English Language Learners
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: something that is said or expressed too much or with a lot of emotion
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: a flow of liquid or gas
Medical Dictionary
effusion
playMedical Definition of effusion
1a: the escape of a fluid from anatomical vessels by rupture or exudationb: the flow of a gas through an aperture whose diameter is small as compared with the distance between the molecules of the gas
2: the fluid that escapes by extravasation—see pleural effusion
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