trusion
English
Etymology
From Latin trudere, trusum (“to thrust, shove”). Compare French trusion. See intrusion, extrusion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɹuːʒən/
Noun
trusion
- (obsolete) The act of pushing or thrusting.
- 1692, Richard Bentley, [A Confutation of Atheism] (please specify the sermon), London: [Thomas Parkhurst; Henry Mortlock], published 1692–1693:
- in the operations of drawing, sucking, pumping, &c. which is really Pulsion and Trusion
References
- “trusion”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.