PERCOLATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("percolation" is a kind of...):

filtration (the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter)

Derivation:

percolate (cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent)

percolate (prepare in a percolator)

Meaning:

The act of making coffee in a percolator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("percolation" is a kind of...):

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Derivation:

percolate (prepare in a percolator)

Meaning:

The slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium

Example:

the infiltration of seawater through the lava

Synonyms:

infiltration; percolation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("percolation" is a kind of...):

filtration (the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium)

Derivation:

percolate (pass through)

percolate (cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent)

percolate (prepare in a percolator)

percolate (permeate or penetrate gradually)