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tunneling in Finnish

tunneling in Finnish is tunneloituminen — tunneling means the act or process of digging a tunnel.

tunneling in Finnish

tunneloituminen
noun
(physics) The quantum mechanical passing of a particle through an energy barrier.

What does "tunneling" mean?

  1. noun The act or process of digging a tunnel.
    "Tunneling under the river took engineers almost five years."
  2. noun In physics, the phenomenon of a particle passing through an energy barrier it classically shouldn't be able to cross.
    "Quantum tunneling allows electrons to slip through barriers that seem impossible to cross."
  3. noun A form of corporate fraud where assets or profits are secretly diverted to those in control of a company.
    "Regulators accused the founders of tunneling company funds into a private account."
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tunneling in a sentence

  • Tunneling under the river took engineers almost five years.
  • Quantum tunneling allows electrons to slip through barriers that seem impossible to cross.
  • Regulators accused the founders of tunneling company funds into a private account.

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What is "tunneling" in Finnish?
"tunneling" in Finnish is tunneloituminen. tunneling means: The act or process of digging a tunnel.
How do you use "tunneling" in a sentence?
Example: "Tunneling under the river took engineers almost five years." In Finnish, "tunneling" is tunneloituminen.
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