efusi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch effusie (“effusion”), from Latin effūsiō (“outpouring”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /eˈfusi/ [eˈfu.si]
  • Rhymes: -usi
  • Syllabification: e‧fu‧si

Noun

efusi (plural efusi-efusi)

  1. effusion:
    2. (chemistry, physics) process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules.
    3. (medicine) the seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself.
  2. (geology) effusion, effusive eruption: a type of volcanic eruption characterized by the outpouring of lava onto the ground, rather than explosive fragmentation of magma.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Malay: efusi

Further reading

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