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Meaning of Osmosis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ɒzˈməʊ̯sɪs

Definitions

  1. 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.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Passive absorption or impartation of information, habits, etc.; the process of teaching or learning particular knowledge incidentally rather than consciously.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية التنافذ تناضح خَاصِّيَّة أُسْمُوزِيَّة
বাংলা অভিস্রবণ
Čeština osmóza
Dansk osmose
Deutsch Osmose
Ελληνικά ώσμωση
Esperanto osmozo
Español ósmosis
فارسی اسمز
Suomi osmoosi
Français osmose
Magyar ozmózis
Bahasa Indonesia osmosis
Italiano osmosi
日本語 浸透
ខ្មែរ អូស្មូស
한국어 삼투
മലയാളം വൃതിവ്യാപനം
Nederlands osmose
Polski osmoza
Português osmose
Русский осмос
Svenska osmos
Tagalog pananagos
Українська осмос

Examples

“Near-synonym: serendipity”
“I was reading about chickens, and I guess I learned about hawks through osmosis.”
“At age fourteen, by a process of osmosis, of dirty jokes, whispered secrets and filthy ballads, Tristram learned of sex.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

osmosolute osmostabilizer osmostat osmostress osmostressor osmotaxis

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