Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seepage

/sˈipɪdʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: seep-age
IPA: /sˈipɪdʒ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.)

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Water that has seeped or oozed through a porous soil.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] 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 […]"
"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."
"Despite some seepage of customs from north of the border, the Day of the Dead is not [widespread in the US]."

Etymology

Etymology tree English seep Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English seepage From seep + -age.

Usage

Inflected Forms

seepages (plural)

Derived Forms

antiseepage macroseepage microseepage

Phrases

seepage bed

Synonyms

ooze oozing

Questions

How do you pronounce seepage?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈipɪdʒ/.
What does seepage mean?: The process by which something, especially a liquid, leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping. (Also used figuratively: the process of diffusing.)
Where does seepage come from?: Etymology tree English seep Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English seepage From seep + -age.

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