surfuse, v. Physics.
(sɜːˈfjuːz)
[f. sur- + fuse v.]
= superfuse 3. Hence surfused (-ˈfjuːzd) ppl. a. So surfusion (-ˈfjuːʒən) = superfusion 2.
| 1883 Nature 4 Jan. 235/2 Researches on the duration of solidification of surfused substances. 1898 Ibid. 27 Oct. 620/1 A very minute quantity of a solid will cause a mass of the same substance to pass from the surfused to the solid state. Ibid. 620/2 Surfusion..is not confined to pure metals,..the eutectic alloy in the bismuth-copper series presents a marked case of surfusion. |