"suffusion" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /səˈfjuːʒən/ Forms: suffusions [plural]
Rhymes: -uːʒən Etymology: From suffuse + -ion. Etymology templates: {{af|en|suffuse|-ion}} suffuse + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} suffusion (countable and uncountable, plural suffusions)
  1. (countable) The act of pouring a liquid over or soaking something. Tags: countable Translations (the act of pouring a liquid over or soaking something): Überziehen [neuter] (German), Durchziehen [neuter] (German), Durchtränken [neuter] (German), Benetzen [neuter] (German), Bedecken [neuter] (German), Durchfluten [neuter] (German), Erfüllen [neuter] (German), soffusione [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-suffusion-en-noun-0Jz7423p Disambiguation of 'the act of pouring a liquid over or soaking something': 99 1 0
  2. (countable) A coat, coating, film, or plating. Tags: countable Translations (coat, coating, film, plating): Überzug [masculine] (German), Beschichtung [feminine] (German), Film [masculine] (German), Hülle [feminine] (German), soffusione [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-suffusion-en-noun-fAt0pPIX Disambiguation of 'coat, coating, film, plating': 3 95 2
  3. (uncountable) The state of being wet. Tags: uncountable Translations (the state of being wet): Tränkung [feminine] (German), Durchtränkung [feminine] (German), Durchnässung [feminine] (German), Benetzung [feminine] (German), soffusione [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-suffusion-en-noun-vJVy3VLL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 6 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 9 12 79 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 5 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 7 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 4 92 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 7 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 6 89 Disambiguation of 'the state of being wet': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: diffusion Related terms: suffuse, infusion

Inflected forms

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