EFFUSION


Meaning of EFFUSION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈfyü-zhən, e- ]

noun

Date: 15th century

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.