dilution

CEFRB2

/daɪˈljuːʃən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of making a liquid weaker by adding another liquid.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated.

Examples

  • The stock got creamed when they got wind of the dilution.

  • Our chemistry lesson yesterday was about dilution of acids and bases.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /daɪˈluʃən/
  • /dɪˈluʃən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The process of making something dilute.

  2. The process of bringing in unskilled workers to replace skilled ones, for example during wartime.

  3. Ellipsis of share dilution.

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

From dilute + -ion.