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derrame — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • effusion noun A sudden, uncontrolled outpouring of speech or emotion.
  • leakage noun The escape of liquid, gas, or electric current through an unwanted gap.
  • overflow noun Liquid or material that spills over because there is too much of it.
  • stroke noun A sudden loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which can cause lasting damage or death.

Senses

derrame is used for these senses in English:

  • effusion (medicine) The seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself.
  • leakage An act of leaking, or something that leaks.
  • overflow The spillage resultant from overflowing.
  • stroke (by extension) The rower nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rhythm for the other rowers; the position in the boat occupied by this rower.

effusion — full definition

  1. noun A sudden, uncontrolled outpouring of speech or emotion.
  2. noun A liquid that has leaked or seeped out, or the act of it doing so; in medicine, fluid that has escaped into a body cavity.

leakage — full definition

  1. noun The escape of liquid, gas, or electric current through an unwanted gap.
  2. noun A loss, such as of stock, revenue, or sound, escaping where it shouldn't.

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