dilution
English
editPronunciation
editNoun
editdilution (countable and uncountable, plural dilutions)
- The process of making something dilute.
- A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated.
- The process of bringing in unskilled workers to replace skilled ones, for example during wartime.
- (finance) Ellipsis of share dilution.
- (copyright law) Ellipsis of trademark dilution.
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editDerived terms
editTranslations
editprocess of making something dilute
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solution with additional solvent to make it weaker
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process of bringing in unskilled workers to replace skilled ones
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editFrench
editEtymology
editFrom diluer + -tion, rather than borrowed from Late Latin dīlūtiōnem.
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Noun
editdilution f (plural dilutions)
Further reading
edit- “dilution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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