percolation
Americannoun
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the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.
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Pharmacology. the extraction of the soluble principles of a crude drug by the passage of a suitable liquid through it.
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Geology. the slow movement of water through the pores in soil or permeable rock.
Etymology
Origin of percolation
First recorded in 1605–15, percolation is from the Latin word percōlātiōn- (stem of percōlātiō ). See percolate, -ion
Explanation
Percolation is the process of a liquid slowly passing through a filter. It's how coffee is usually made. Percolation comes from the Latin word percolare, which means "to strain through." Percolation happens when liquid is strained through a filter, like when someone makes coffee. Drinking coffee can make you feel perky! Perky comes from the word percolate, too, describing something that bubbles over. Percolation (a noun) is what happens when anything percolates. It’s usually coffee, but chemists use percolation for all kinds of experiments.
Vocabulary lists containing percolation
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Inputting the data into a molecular dynamics computer simulation, they were able to show that statistically, near the laminar-turbulent transition, puff behavior was in excellent agreement with the directed percolation transition.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2024
This may not seem relevant to fluid turbulence, but in earlier work, the team and other researchers in the field had evidence that the directed percolation transition had the same statistical properties as laminar-turbulent transitions.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2024
Their research, titled "The role of interfacial donor-acceptor percolation in efficient and stable all-polymer solar cells," paves the way for more sustainable and viable solar energy solutions for daily applications.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
How did your work open these new doors for mathematicians to solve problems related to percolation theory?
From Scientific American ● Sep. 25, 2023
He refers, though not by name, to De Belloy's percolation method and says, "Its usefulness is now universally acknowledged."
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
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