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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The process by which something, especially a liquid, leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping. (Also used figuratively: the process of diffusing.).
[…] while they all admit that the most serious losses occur by seepage of gas from, and oil into, the combustion-chamber and that this seepage is […]
In the case of the Rio Blanco experiment, it is the seepage of gas which is considered to be the "worst possible situation" that might occur.
Despite some seepage of customs from north of the border, the Day of the Dead is not [widespread in the US].
Use seepage when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Seepage means The process by which something, especially a liquid, leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping. (Also used figuratively: the process of diffusing.).
Common synonyms include ooze, oozing.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] while they all admit that the most serious losses occur by seepage of gas from, and oil into, the combustion-chamber and that this seepage is […]
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