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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ef·flo·res·cence DATE 1626 1. a. the action or process of developing and unfolding as if coming into flower : blossoming periods of…intellectual and artistic efflorescence — Julian Huxley b. an instance of such development c. fullness of manifestation : culmination 2. the period or state of flowering 3. the process or product of efflorescing chemically English Etymology efflorescence 1620s, from Fr. efflorescence, from L. efflorescentem, prp. of efflorescere (see effloresce). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 efflorescence ef·flor·es·cence / 7eflE5resns / noun[U, C] 1. (formal) the most developed stage of sth 全盛期；最高潮期 2. (chemistry 化) the powder which appears on the surface of bricks, rocks, etc. when water evaporates (砖、岩石等表面的)风化物,粉化物 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ef·flo·res·cence \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈresən(t)s\ noun (-s) Etymology: French, from Middle French, from Latin efflorescere + Middle French -ence 1. : the period or state of flowering : anthesis 2. a. : the action or process of developing and unfolding as if coming into flower : blossoming < his concern for the organic roots of architecture and its eventual efflorescence in beauty — Lewis Mumford > < periods of higher prosperity and intellectual and artistic efflorescence — Julian Huxley > b. : an instance or example of developmental growth < that amazing efflorescence of genius — DeLancey Ferguson > < perhaps the most astonishing efflorescence of intellectual adventure in the history of mankind — Lancelot Hogben > c. : the result or culminating feature of a developmental process : outgrowth , flower < the change in art is merely the efflorescence of certain long prepared and anticipated effects — Roger Fry > < shows how the rich efflorescence of civilization in the West was achieved — Times Literary Supplement > 3. chemistry a. : the process of efflorescing b. : the powder or crust thus formed 4. : a redness of the skin : eruption (as in a rash) |
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