Effusion

The term effusion stands for

• a type of volcanic eruption, see effusion (volcanism)
• the atom or molecule-wise escape of substances from containers, see effusion (physics)
• a method for cooling components that are extremely thermally stressed, e.g. B. in gas turbines and rocket engines ( effusion cooling )
• an excessive pouring out of one's own feelings (of the writer), see Effusion (literary studies)
• in psychology, similar to literary studies, a pouring out of feelings, see effusion (psychology)
• the Canadian singing group Effusion a cappella
• the blood in medicine

Also in the general language use is effusion (of lat. Effusio, outpouring ), effusion (lat. Effundere, flow out , spread ) and effusive ( in expiring kind related) relatively close to the original meaning of the origin of words.

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.