Definition of Effusion

1. Noun. An unrestrained expression of emotion.

Exact synonyms: Blowup, Ebullition, Gush, Outburst
Generic synonyms: Expression, Manifestation, Reflection, Reflexion
Specialized synonyms: Acting Out, Cry, Explosion, Flare
Derivative terms: Blow Up, Effuse, Gush, Gushy

2. Noun. Flow under pressure.
Generic synonyms: Flood, Outpouring, Overflow
Derivative terms: Effuse

Definition of Effusion

1. n. The act of pouring out; as, effusion of water, of blood, of grace, of words, and the like.

Definition of Effusion

1. Noun. an outpouring of liquid ¹

2. Noun. (context: by extension) an outpouring of speech or emotion ¹

3. Noun. (medicine) the seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Effusion

1. an outpouring of emotion [n -S]

Medical Definition of Effusion

1. The escape of fluid into a part or tissue, as an exudation or a transudation. Origin: L. Effusio = a pouring out This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Effusion

effumability
effume
effumed
effumes
effuming
effund
effunded
effunding
effunds
effuse
effused
effuses
effusing
effusiometer
effusiometers
effusion (current term)
effusions
effusive
effusively
effusiveness
effusivenesses
eflornithine
eflornithine hydrochloride
eformoterol
efreet
efreets
efremovite
efs
eft
eftest

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