Seepage Meaning
/sˈipɪdʒ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe process by which something, especially a liquid, leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping. (Also used figuratively: the process of diffusing.)
nounWater that has seeped or oozed through a porous soil.
Sentence Examples
It has a seepage.
What percentage of the seepage that comes in here is cleaned?
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The constant water ____ from the leak slowly damaged the wooden floor.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The engineers discovered ____ in the dam wall that required immediate repair.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English seep Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English seepage From seep + -age.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…] while they all admit that the most serious losses occur by seepage of gas from, and oil into, the combustion-chamber and that this seepage is […]"
— 1922, S.A.E. Journal, page 262:
"In the case of the Rio Blanco experiment, it is the seepage of gas which is considered to be the "worst possible situation" that might occur."
— 1972, Rio Blanco Gas Stimulation Project: Environmental Impact Statement, page 42:
"Despite some seepage of customs from north of the border, the Day of the Dead is not [widespread in the US]."
— 2014, Joe Nickell, Adventures in Paranormal Investigation, University Press of Kentucky, →ISBN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The constant water ____ from the leak slowly damaged the wooden floor.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The engineers discovered ____ in the dam wall that required immediate repair.