effluve

English

Etymology

From French effluve, from Latin effluvium.

Noun

effluve (plural effluves)

  1. A spray-like electric discharge.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin effluvium.

Noun

effluve m (plural effluves)

  1. emanation (something that emanates)
  2. waft
  3. whiff

Verb

effluve

  1. inflection of effluver:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.