percolation
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin percōlātiō.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /pɝkəˈleɪʃən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɜːkəˈleɪʃən/
- Hyphenation: per‧co‧la‧tion
Noun
editpercolation (countable and uncountable, plural percolations)
- The seepage or filtration of a liquid through a porous substance.
Related terms
editTranslations
editseepage or filtration of a liquid
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Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin percōlātiōnem.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpercolation f (plural percolations)
Further reading
edit- “percolation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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