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
Example Sentences
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These connections appear in theoretical descriptions of percolation, fluid turbulence, and even certain features of black holes.
From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025
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
This nanoscale percolation not only enhances charge generation efficiency but also significantly improves the stability of the polymer blend morphology, reducing the loss in device performance over time when exposed to solar illumination.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024
It turns out that the percolation threshold is analogous to the critical temperature.
From Scientific American • Sep. 25, 2023
Gradually, however, true coffee lovers are realizing that the best results are to be obtained through simple percolation or simple filtration.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
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