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- [lee-kij]
- /ˈli kɪdʒ/
- /ˈliː.kɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lee-kij]
- /ˈli kɪdʒ/
Definitions of leakage word
- noun leakage an act of leaking; leak. 1
- noun leakage something that leaks in or out. 1
- noun leakage the amount that leaks in or out. 1
- noun leakage Commerce. an allowance for loss by leaking. 1
- noun leakage Physics, Electricity. the loss of all or part of a useful agent, as of the electric current that flows through an insulator (leakage current) or of the magnetic flux that passes outside useful flux circuits (leakage flux) 1
- noun leakage The accidental admission or escape of a fluid or gas through a hole or crack. 1
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Origin of leakage
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1480-90; leak + -age
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Leakage
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
leakage popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
leakage usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for leakage
noun leakage
- origin — something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.
- effusion — the act of effusing or pouring forth.
- proceeding — proceeds. something that results or accrues. the total amount derived from a sale or other transaction: The proceeds from the deal were divided equally among us. the profits or returns from a sale, investment, etc.
- radiation — Physics. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body. the energy transferred by these processes.
- flowing — moving in or as in a stream: flowing water.
Antonyms for leakage
noun leakage
- goal — the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- outcome — a final product or end result; consequence; issue.
- result — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
- completion — the act of completing, or finishing
- termination — the act of terminating.
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