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seepage

seepage noun: the process by which something, especially a liquid, leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping. (Also used figuratively: the process of diffusing.).

Noun

seepage (countable and uncountable, plural seepages)

  1. The process by which something, especially a liquid, leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping. (Also used figuratively: the process of diffusing.)
    • […] while they all admit that the most serious losses occur by seepage of gas from, and oil into, the combustion-chamber and that this seepage is […]1922, S.A.E. Journal, page 262
    • In the case of the Rio Blanco experiment, it is the seepage of gas which is considered to be the "worst possible situation" that might occur.1972, Rio Blanco Gas Stimulation Project: Environmental Impact Statement, page 42
  2. Water that has seeped or oozed through a porous soil.

seepage meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Punjabi

seepage in Tamil

ஒழுக்கு, கசிவு, நீர்க்கசிவு, கசிவு ஒழுக்கு, நைப்பு ஒறறம், நிலநீர்ப்பொசிவு

seepage in Urdu

رساو

seepage in Kannada

ಜಿನುಗುವುದು, ಸೋರುವುದು, ತೊಟ್ಟಿಕ್ಕುವುದು

seepage in Punjabi

seepage, oozing
ਸੇਮ sem

Forms of seepage

pluralseepages

Origin of seepage

From seep + -age.

Words formed from seepage

Questions about seepage

What does seepage mean?
Seepage means the process by which something, especially a liquid, leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping. (Also used figuratively: the process of diffusing.).
What is seepage in Tamil?
Seepage in Tamil is ஒழுக்கு, கசிவு, நீர்க்கசிவு. See Seepage meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is seepage?
Seepage is a noun.
What is the plural of seepage?
The plural of seepage is seepages.

Words near seepage in the dictionary

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  6. seepage
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  8. seeped
  9. seeper
  10. seepers
  11. seepeth

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Adapted from Wiktionary: seepage (page history and authors); seepage (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); seepage (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); seepage (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਸੇਮ (Punjabi) (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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