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seepage

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seep·age  (spj)
n.
1. The act or process of seeping.
2. A quantity of something that has seeped.

seepage [ˈsiːpɪdʒ]
n
1. the act or process of seeping
2. liquid or moisture that has seeped
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.seepageseepage - the process of seeping              
flow, flowing - the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
exudation, transudation - the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes

seepage
noun leakage, leak, oozing, percolation, exudation The industry's chemical seepage has caused untold damage.
Translations
seepage [ˈsiːpɪdʒ] Nfiltración f
seepage [ˈsiːpɪdʒ] ninfiltrations fpl
seepage
n (out of sth) → Aussickern nt; (through sth) → Durchsickern nt; (into sth) → Hineinsickern nt; there is an excessive amount of seepage (out of sth) → es läuft zu viel aus; (into sth) → es dringt zu viel ein; (Comm) → die Leckage ist zu groß
seepage [ˈsiːpɪdʒ] ninfiltrazione f
seepage [ˈsiːpɪdʒ] ninfiltrazione f


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The shallow wells that caught the surface seepage of the rain were filled with salt.
 
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