Effusion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Effusion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Effusion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
effusion n an unrestrained expression of emotion [syn: effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition] flow under pressure
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Effusion \Effu"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.