percolation

American  

[pur-kuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌpɜr kəˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.

2. Pharmacology. the extraction of the soluble principles of a crude drug by the passage of a suitable liquid through it.

3. Geology. the slow movement of water through the pores in soil or permeable rock.

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Etymology

Origin of percolation

First recorded in 1605–15, percolation is from the Latin word percōlātiōn- (stem of percōlātiō ). See percolate, -ion

Example Sentences

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

However, building on their earlier work, the team showed that fluids move through a pipe in a non-equilibrium phase transition, known as directed percolation, at the transition point between laminar and turbulent flow.

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

Somewhere in between is a critical value, called the percolation threshold, at which the fluid begins to flow all the way across the network.

From Scientific American • Sep. 25, 2023

This wadi, which is some 63 m. long, obtains water by percolation from the Nile.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

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