effluve

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noun

A spray-like electric discharge.

OriginFrench effluve ← Latin effluvium →
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Meanings

nouneffluve (plural effluves)

plural effluves

  1. A spray-like electric discharge.

Origin

  1. Latineffluvium
  2. Frencheffluve
  3. Englisheffluve

From French effluve, from Latin effluvium.

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APA

effluve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effluve

MLA

“effluve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effluve. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “effluve,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effluve.

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