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effusion
noun 4
Collocations
4ADJ.
condescending, grateful, magnificent, pleural
VERB + EFFUSION
display, hands
EFFUSION + NOUN
lava, patronage
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
1
A liquid outpouring.
2
Process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules.
3
An outpouring of speech or emotion.
1930; George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby; Animal Crackers, Paramount Pictures Captain Spaulding: My friends, I am highly gratified by this magnificent display of effusion […]
The housekeeper, a very decorative brunette of thirty-five with a pseudo-English accent, greeted him with a mixture of grateful effusion and condescending patronage.
4
The seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself.
pleural effusion
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — an unrestrained expression of emotion
- gush
- outburst
- blowup
- ebullition
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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1930; George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby; Animal Crackers, Paramount Pictures Captain Spaulding: My friends, I am highly gratified by this magnificent display of effusion […]
Wiktionary02
The housekeeper, a very decorative brunette of thirty-five with a pseudo-English accent, greeted him with a mixture of grateful effusion and condescending patronage.
Wiktionary03
pleural effusion
Wiktionary04
"I am so glad that you have come," said he, shaking our hands with effusion.
Tatoeba · #741407905
The effusion rate of lava during a volcanic eruption is of fundamental importance in volcanology, given its direct association with hazards.
Tatoeba · #12053023Usage Notes
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