seepage

CEFRC1

/sˈipɪdʒ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The slow movement of liquid through small holes or spaces.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Water that has seeped or oozed through a porous soil.

Examples

  • What percentage of the seepage that comes in here is cleaned?

  • It has a seepage.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The process by which something, especially a liquid, leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping. (Also used figuratively: the process of diffusing.)

More examples

In context

  • 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.

  • […] 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 […]

  • Despite some seepage of customs from north of the border, the Day of the Dead is not [widespread in the US].

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The constant water blank from the leak slowly damaged the wooden floor.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From seep + -age.