SEEPAGE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The process of seeping

Synonyms:

ooze; oozing; seepage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

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

flow; flowing (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seepage"):

exudation; transudation (the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes)

Derivation:

seep (pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings)