Spreading and scattering (Definition of percolation from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

In physics, chemistry, and materials science, percolation (from Latin percolare 'to filter, trickle through', first coined in the 1840s by Edward Loysel) refers to the movement and filtering of …

Percolate comes from a Latin verb meaning "to put through a sieve". Something that percolates filters through something else, just as small particles pass through a sieve. Water is drawn …

PERCOLATION definition: the act or state of percolating or of being percolated. See examples of percolation used in a sentence.

Definition of percolation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. the process of a liquid, gas, etc. moving gradually through a surface that has very small holes or spaces in it. …

Percolation is a type of leaching, in which a solid is put in a pile, and a solvent is applied to the upper surface of the pile. The leaching of soluble salts by percolation of water through a bed of …

Percolation comes from the Latin word percolare, which means "to strain through." Percolation happens when liquid is strained through a filter, like when someone makes coffee.

Define percolation. percolation synonyms, percolation pronunciation, percolation translation, English dictionary definition of percolation. v. per·co·lat·ed , per·co·lat·ing , per·co·lates v. tr. 1. …

Percolation refers to the process of water seeping through soil or rock layers and moving downward into the ground.

There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun percolation, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.