2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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
To save the effusion of my people's blood. --Dryden.
2. That which is poured out literally or figuratively.
Wash me with that precious effusion, and I shall be
whiter than sow. --Eikon
Basilike
The light effusions of a heedless boy. --Byron.
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
effusion
n 1: an unrestrained expression of emotion [syn: {gush}, {outburst}]
2: flow under pressure
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