Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EFFERVESCENCE

n.A kind ofnatural ebullition; that commotion of a fluid, which takes place, when some part of the mass flies off in an elastic form, producing innumerable small bubbles; as the effervescence or working of new wine, cider or beer; the effervescence of a carbonate with nitric acid.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EFFERVESCENCE; EFFERVESCENCY

Ef `fer *ves "cence, Ef `fer *ves "cen *cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. effervescence. ]

 

Defn: A kind of natural ebullition; that commotion of a fluid which takes place when some part of the mass flies off in a gaseous form, producing innumerable small bubbles; as, the effervescence of a carbonate with citric acid.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

effervescence

ef fer ves cence |ˌefərˈvesəns efərˈvesns | ▶noun 1 bubbles in a liquid; fizz: the effervescence of sparkling wine. 2 vivacity and enthusiasm: he was filled with such effervescence.

 

Oxford Dictionary

effervescence

ef ¦fer |ves ¦cence |ˌɛfəˈvɛs (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 bubbles in a liquid; fizz: the effervescence of sparkling wine. 2 vivacity and enthusiasm: he was filled with such effervescence.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

effervescence

effervescence noun 1 wines of uniform effervescence: fizz, fizziness, sparkle, gassiness, carbonation, aeration, bubbliness. 2 his cheeky effervescence: vivacity, liveliness, animation, high spirits, ebullience, exuberance, buoyancy, sparkle, gaiety, jollity, cheerfulness, perkiness, breeziness, enthusiasm, irrepressibility, vitality, zest, energy, dynamism, pep, bounce, spunk.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

effervescence

effervescence noun 1 sparkling wines of uniform effervescence and taste. See fizz (sense 1 of the noun ). 2 the youngsters' cheeky effervescence. See vivacity.

 

French Dictionary

effervescence

effervescence n. f. nom féminin 1 Bouillonnement d ’un liquide produit par un dégagement de bulles gazeuses. 2 figuré Agitation passagère. : La maison est en effervescence, la fête va commencer. SYNONYME émoi ; fièvre . Prononciation Le e initial se prononce é (et non *è ) Note Orthographique efferve sc ence.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

effervescence

ef fer ves cence /èfə r vés (ə )ns /名詞 U 1 陽気, 活発, 快活 .2 泡を出すこと, 発泡, 起泡性 .