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Definition of Suffusion
1. Noun. The process of permeating or infusing something with a substance.
Specialized synonyms: Ammonification, Carbonation, Impregnation, Saturation
Generic synonyms: Diffusion
Derivative terms: Permeate, Permeate, Permeate, Pervade, Suffuse, Suffuse
Definition of Suffusion
1. n. The act or process of suffusing, or state of being suffused; an overspreading.
Definition of Suffusion
1. Noun. The act of pouring a liquid over something. ¹
2. Noun. The state of being wet. ¹
3. Noun. The state of becoming red on the surface. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Suffusion
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Suffusion
Literary usage of Suffusion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Eye by William Mackenzie, Thomas Wharton Jones (1855)
"suffusion, opacities, and specks of the cornea. suffusion of the cornea from
distension.—A certain degree of tension is a necessary condition for the ..."
2. The Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery by Thomas Wharton Jones (1863)
"suffusion, opacities, and specks of the cornea. suffusion of tfie cornea from
distension.—A certain degree of tension is a necessary condition for the ..."
3. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1812)
"O'er which in slight suffusion flows .. •! '-'!«•**• And wreathed with flowers,
with odours graced, • , • . $,_ i Their raven ringlets reach'd the waist; ..."
4. The reader's handbook of allusions, references, plots and stories by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1882)
"... expresses a doubt •whether it arose from the Guita Serena or the suffusion of
a cataract. So thick a " drop «тепе" hath quenched Ibclr orb«, ..."
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