effusion
noun/ɪˈfjuːʒn/
/ɪˈfjuːʒn/
[countable, uncountable]- (specialist) something, especially a liquid or gas, that flows out of somebody/something; the act of flowing out
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- (formal) the expression of feelings in an exaggerated way; feelings that are expressed in this way
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin effusio(n-), from effundere ‘pour out’, from ex- ‘out’ + fundere ‘pour’.
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