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leakage
[ lee-kij ]
/ ˈli kɪdʒ /
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noun
something that leaks in or out.
the amount that leaks in or out.
Commerce. an allowance for loss by leaking.
Physics, Electricity. the loss of all or part of a useful agent, as of the electric current that flows through an insulator (leakage current ) or of the magnetic flux that passes outside useful flux circuits (leakage flux ).
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leakage
/ (ˈliːkɪdʒ) /
noun
the act or an instance of leaking
something that escapes or enters by a leak
commerce an allowance made for partial loss (of stock, etc) due to leaking
physics
- an undesired flow of electric current, neutrons, etc
- (as modifier)leakage current
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