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Synonyms for effluvium


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-floo-vee-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈflu vi əm



Définition of effluvium

Origin :
  • 1640s, from Latin effluvium "a flowing out," from effluere (see effluence).
  • noun emanation
Example sentences :
  • Some people give forth an effluvium, which is more visible than that of others.
  • Extract from : « Metapsychical Phenomena » by J. Maxwell
  • There is an optima distance for the realisation of this effluvium.
  • Extract from : « Metapsychical Phenomena » by J. Maxwell
  • I am inclined to think, that this effluvium is not altogether an imaginary phenomenon.
  • Extract from : « Metapsychical Phenomena » by J. Maxwell
  • The effluvium is visible under other conditions, which are worth noting.
  • Extract from : « Metapsychical Phenomena » by J. Maxwell
  • Some consider also that we inhale the effluvium arising from it, which has the like effect.
  • Extract from : « William Clayton's Journal » by William Clayton
  • Dorothy buried her face in the roses to get rid of the effluvium of such vulgarity.
  • Extract from : « The Vanity Girl » by Compton Mackenzie
  • We can also compare it with the effluvium which emanates from electrified bodies.
  • Extract from : « Mysterious Psychic Forces » by Camille Flammarion
  • This word is effluvium in the singular, and effluvia in the plural.
  • Extract from : « Conversation » by Andrew P. Peabody
  • If there remains the least effluvium of the fox the hound will detect it.
  • Extract from : « Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and, Other Papers » by John Burroughs
  • The wind and the wave are only impulses; effluvium is a current.
  • Extract from : « The Man Who Laughs » by Victor Hugo

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