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reflection vs effusion

effusion vs reflection

reflection and effusion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reflection Yes No No No
effusion Yes No No No
As nouns, effusion is a hyponym of reflection; that is, effusion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reflection:
  • reflection: expression without words
  • effusion: an unrestrained expression of emotion
Other hyponyms of reflection include lamentation, mourning, act, blowup, ebullition, gush, outburst.
reflection (noun) effusion (noun)
the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material) flow under pressure
the ability to reflect beams or rays an unrestrained expression of emotion
a likeness in which left and right are reversed
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
a remark expressing careful consideration
expression without words
the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
(mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed
Difference between reflection and effusion

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