"effervescence" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɛf.əˈvɛs.əns/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɛf.əɹˈvɛs.əns/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-effervescence.wav [Southern-England] Forms: effervescences [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French effervescence. By surface analysis, ef- + Latin ferv- + -escence. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|effervescence}} French effervescence, {{surf|en|ex-|la:fervere|-escence|alt1=ef-|alt2=ferv-}} By surface analysis, ef- + Latin ferv- + -escence Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} effervescence (countable and uncountable, plural effervescences)
  1. The escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the escape of gas from solution in a liquid): кипене (kipene) [neuter] (Bulgarian), шупване (šupvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 冒泡 (màopào) (Chinese Mandarin), kuohunta (Finnish), effervescence [feminine] (French), Sprudeln [neuter] (German), broidearnach [feminine] (Irish), غلیان (galeyân) (Ottoman Turkish), فوران (feverân) (Ottoman Turkish), efervescência [feminine] (Portuguese), efervescencia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-effervescence-en-noun-en:gas_from_liquid Categories (other): English terms prefixed with ex- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ex-: 18 43 39 Disambiguation of 'the escape of gas from solution in a liquid': 99 0 1
  2. Vivacity. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-effervescence-en-noun-rNzCtVPS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ex-, English terms suffixed with -escence, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 82 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ex-: 18 43 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -escence: 16 49 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 86 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 80 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 88 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 80 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 80 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 80 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 83 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 83 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 74 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 7 77 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 5 83 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 84 13
  3. Foment. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-effervescence-en-noun-Jfl~U75m Categories (other): English terms prefixed with ex- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ex-: 18 43 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ineffervescence Related terms: effervesce, effervescent

Inflected forms

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