effusion
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.41 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "pleural effusion"
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French effusion, from Latin effūsiō (“outpouring”). Displaced native Old English āgotennes.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: effūsiō