seepage

/'si:pidʤ/

Thân thiện

Water seepage creates a damp patch on the basement wall.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The slow escape or movement of a liquid or gas through porous material or small openings: "Seepage" refers to the process by which a substance, typically a liquid like water, gradually passes through a barrier or material.
   • The process of seeping: It is the action or state of something oozing, leaking, or filtering slowly.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The basement walls showed signs of water seepage after the heavy rains.
  • Engineers installed a barrier to prevent oil seepage from the contaminated soil.
  • Constant seepage through the dam's foundation was a major concern for safety inspectors.

Advanced Usage and Notes

• Technical Contexts: "Seepage" is commonly used in geology, civil engineering, environmental science, and construction to describe the unwanted or natural movement of fluids through soil, rock, or man-made structures.
  • The study focused on groundwater seepage into the excavation site.
• Figurative Use: While less common, it can be used metaphorically to describe a slow, gradual spread or leakage of non-physical things.
  • There was a slow seepage of confidential information to the press.

Variants and Related Words

• Seep (verb): To flow or pass slowly through small openings.
  • Water began to seep through the cracks.
• Seepy (adjective, informal): Prone to or characterized by seepage.
  • The ground was seepy and muddy.

Synonyms

• Leakage: The accidental escape of a fluid or gas.
• Percolation: The process of a liquid moving slowly through a porous substance.
• Oozing: The slow flow or leak of a viscous substance.
• Exudation: The process of discharging moisture or fluid slowly.

Antonyms

• Containment: The action of keeping something within limits; preventing escape.
• Impermeability: The quality of not allowing fluids to pass through.

Common Collocations and Phrases

• Water seepage: The most frequent collocation, referring specifically to water leaking through.
• Seepage control: Methods or engineering practices to manage or stop seepage.
• Seepage rate: The speed or volume at which a substance seeps.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the process of seeping

Từ đồng nghĩa

• ooze
• oozing