impregnation
/ɪmpɹɛɡˈneɪʃən/
impregnation noun: the act of making pregnant; fertilization.
Noun
impregnation (countable and uncountable, plural impregnations)
- The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
- The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something; diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.
- Earths and alkalies are simply metallic oxides; whilst a farther impregnation of these substances with oxygen produces an acid....1846, unspecified, METALS, OXIDES, EARTHS AND ALKALIES
- That with which anything is impregnated.
- An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.
- Oil-shales are often the last relics of a former impregnation with petroleum; they are associated with phenomena—such as the intrusive asphaltites or manjacks—common to petroliferous regions, but in many cases the parent oilfields, the sources of the former impregnation, are things of the past.1922, Intermountain Industry and Engineering: Official Publication: Utah Motor Transport Ass'n, volume 24
impregnation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Arabic
impregnation in Hindi
- act of making pregnant
- निषेचन niṣecan, गर्भाधान garbhādhān
impregnation in Tamil
- அகழூட்டல், உட்செறித்தல், உள் ஊட்டுதல், உள்ளூட்டல், உட்புகுத்துகை, கருவுறல்
impregnation in Telugu
- act of making pregnant
- గర్భాదానము garbhādānamu
impregnation in Arabic
- act of making pregnant
- تَلْقِيح talqīḥ
More languagesFewer languages
- impregnation in Malay
- impregnasi, pengisitepuan
- impregnation in Indonesian
- penghamilan
- impregnation in Persian
- تلقیح talqih
Forms of impregnation
| plural | impregnations |
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Origin of impregnation
From Middle English impregnacioun, from Old French impregnacion, in turn from Late Latin impregnatio.
Words formed from impregnation
Words that rhyme with impregnation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about impregnation
- What does impregnation mean?
- Impregnation means the act of making pregnant; fertilization.
- What is impregnation in Hindi?
- Impregnation in Hindi is निषेचन (niṣecan), गर्भाधान (garbhādhān). See Impregnation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is impregnation?
- Impregnation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce impregnation?
- Impregnation is pronounced /ɪmpɹɛɡˈneɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of impregnation?
- The plural of impregnation is impregnations.
Words near impregnation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: impregnation (page history and authors); impregnation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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