effusion (ɪˈfjuːʒən
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Definitions
noun
- an unrestrained outpouring in speech or words
- the act or process of being poured out
- something that is poured out
- the flow of a gas through a small aperture under pressure, esp when the density is such that the mean distance between molecules is large compared to the diameter of the aperture
- medicine
- the escape of blood or other fluid into a body cavity or tissue
- the fluid that has escaped
Usage examples
Synonyms include ``chronic otitis media (without effusion ),' chronic mastoiditis, and chronic tympanomastoiditis.
British Medical Journal (2002)It's not entirely clear whether this effusion was made with her boy's approval or not.
Times, Sunday Times (2001)wrote from the dull diplomatic circle in Trieste Or the desert's charms, falling into sentimental effusion :
, Imperial Fictions - Europe's Myths of Orient (1986)