渗透 — meaning in English

English meaning

• impregnate verb To make a woman or female animal pregnant.
• osmosis noun The movement of a solvent, usually water, through a semi-permeable membrane from a weaker solution into a stronger one, so that the concentrations tend to even out.
• steep adj Rising or falling at a sharp angle, close to vertical.

Senses

渗透 is used for these senses in English:

• impregnate (transitive) To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
• osmosis (chemistry) The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane.
• steep (transitive, middle voice) To soak or wet thoroughly.

impregnate — full definition

1. verb To make a woman or female animal pregnant.
2. verb To soak, fill, or saturate a material thoroughly with a substance.

osmosis — full definition

1. noun The movement of a solvent, usually water, through a semi-permeable membrane from a weaker solution into a stronger one, so that the concentrations tend to even out.
2. noun The gradual, unconscious absorption of knowledge, habits or attitudes simply by being around them.