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浸透 — meaning in English

shintō

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English meaning

  • 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.
  • penetration noun The act of entering into or passing through something.

Senses

浸透 is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.
  • penetration The act of penetrating something. [from 15th c.]

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.

penetration — full definition

  1. noun The act of entering into or passing through something.
  2. noun The proportion of a market or population that uses or owns a particular product.

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