osmosis

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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

Έννοιες

ώσμωση

διαπίδυση

όσμωση

Συνώνυμα

infiltrate

permeation

pervade

penetration

permeability

permeate

perviousness

saturate

seepage

soaking

osmosize

transudation

osmotic flow

leak through

absorption

osmotic permeability

digestion

electroosmosis

infiltration

percolate

pervious

Μεταφράσεις

osmose

Osmose

ósmosis

osmosi

osmose

osmose

تناضح

osmosi

osmosis

osmoz

fluxo osmótico

òsmosis

flujo osmótico

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ɒzˈməʊsɪs/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From endosmose and exosmose, both coined by French physician Henri Dutrochet in 1826; from (respectively) Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon, “within”) and Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō, “outer, external”), plus Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós, “push, impulsion”), from ὠθέω (ōthéō).