Effusion

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Effusion \Ef*fu"sion\, n. [L. effusio: cf. F. effusion.]
     1. The act of pouring out; as, effusion of water, of blood,
        of grace, of words, and the like.
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              To save the effusion of my people's blood. --Dryden.


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     2. That which is poured out, literally or figuratively.
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              Wash me with that precious effusion, and I shall be
              whiter than sow.                      --Eikon
                                                    Basilike.
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              The light effusions of a heedless boy. --Byron.
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     3. (Pathol.)
        (a) The escape of a fluid out of its natural vessel,
            either by rupture of the vessel, or by exudation
            through its walls. It may pass into the substance of
            an organ, or issue upon a free surface.
        (b) The liquid escaping or exuded.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  effusion
       n 1: an unrestrained expression of emotion [syn: {gush}, {outburst},
             {blowup}, {ebullition}]
       2: flow under pressure