seepage
The process by which something, especially a liquid, leaks through a porous substanceThe process by which something, especially a liquid, leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping. (Also used figuratively: the process of diffusing.)
» What percentage of the seepage that comes in here is cleaned?
Welcher Anteil des Sickerwassers, das hier reinkommt, wird gereinigt?
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The process by which something, especially a liquid, leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping. (Also used figuratively: the process of diffusing.)
Versickerung, Einsickerung
проса́чиваниеprosáčivanije, инфильтра́цияinfilʹtrácija
просо́чуванняprosóčuvannja
the process of seeping
(countable, uncountable)Water that has seeped or oozed through a porous soil.
инфильтра́тinfilʹtrát
Examples
2 sentencesWhat percentage of the seepage that comes in here is cleaned?
deWelcher Anteil des Sickerwassers, das hier reinkommt, wird gereinigt? — frpzzd
It has a seepage.
Translations
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Forms
plural: seepagesSynonyms
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4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable