Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of circumfusing, or pouring or spreading around; the state of being poured around.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act of pouring or spreading round; the state of being spread round.

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  • noun diffusion, suffusion

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Examples

  • After listening to all the circumfusion, I think I have a clearer picture of dark matter, metaphysically speaking.

    Space Diary: Mike Griffin 2009

  • After listening to all the circumfusion, I think I have a clearer picture of dark matter, metaphysically speaking.

    Space Diary: Shuttle retirement 2009

  • After listening to all the circumfusion, I think I have a clearer picture of dark matter, metaphysically speaking.

    Space Diary: June 2008 2008

  • After listening to all the circumfusion, I think I have a clearer picture of dark matter, metaphysically speaking.

    Space Diary: Michael Griffin 2008

  • After listening to all the circumfusion, I think I have a clearer picture of dark matter, metaphysically speaking.

    Space Diary: Science 2008

  • After listening to all the circumfusion, I think I have a clearer picture of dark matter, metaphysically speaking.

    Space Diary: Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer 2008

  • After listening to all the circumfusion, I think I have a clearer picture of dark matter, metaphysically speaking.

    Space Diary: Metaphysically Speaking 2008

  • After listening to all the circumfusion, I think I have a clearer picture of dark matter, metaphysically speaking.

    Space Diary: Shuttle contingency 2008

  • After listening to all the circumfusion, I think I have a clearer picture of dark matter, metaphysically speaking.

    Space Diary: Samuel Ting 2008

  • Thirdly, that circumfusion of bright light which is the highest aim of speech, was easy to Voltaire, in whatever order of subject he happened to treat.

    Voltaire 2007

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