5 October 2016

effluvium

[ih-floo-vee-uh m]

noun, plural effluvia [ih-floo-vee-uh] (Show IPA), effluviums.

1. a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious.

Origin of effluvium

1640-1650; Latin, equivalent to ef- ef- + fluv-, base of fluere to flow (see effluent ) + -ium -ium

Related forms

effluvial, adjective

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Examples from the Web for effluvium

Historical Examples

He could perceive the effluvium borne from the hateful insects: there was no longer cause to doubt.
The Bush Boys
Captain Mayne Reid

Some people give forth an effluvium, which is more visible than that of others.
Metapsychical Phenomena
J. Maxwell

If there remains the least effluvium of the fox the hound will detect it.
Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and, Other Papers
John Burroughs

Anagram

flu five um

Today’s quote

I’m so glad we live in a world where there are Octobers.

― Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

On this day

5 October 1902 – birth of Ray Kroc, founder of McDonalds … and the Big Mac … Died 14 January 1984.

5 October 1945 – Hollywood Black Friday – following a 6 month strike by set decorators, a violent riot breaks out at the gates of Warner Brothers studio. 300 police are called and 40 people are injured.

5 October 1945 – birth of Brian Connolly, Scottish rocker, lead singer of Sweet (Fox on the Run, Ballroom Blitz, Teenage Rampage, Action). Died 9 February 1997.

5 October 1947 – birth of Brian Johnson, English rocker, lead singer of AC/DC, replacing Bon Scott.

5 October 1951 – birth of Bob Geldoff, Irish singer for the Boomtown Rats.

5 October 1962 – the Beatle’s first single is released, ‘Love Me Do’. Although a Lennon-McCartney composition, it was primarily written by Paul in 1958-9 while he was wagging school. The song reached # 17 in the UK and was the # 1 hit in the U.S.A. in 1964.

5 October 1969 – Monty Python’s Flying Circus first broadcast on BBC-TV.

5 October 2011 – death of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple. Born 24 February 1955.