leakage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree English leak Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English leakage From leak + -age.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An act of leaking, or something that leaks.
data leakage
Engineers discovered leakage in the fuel tank.
prevent leakage
water leakage
- (countable, uncountable) The amount lost due to a leak.
- (countable, uncountable) An undesirable flow of electric current through insulation.
- (countable, uncountable) Loss of retail stock, especially due to theft.
- (countable, qualifier:sound recording, uncountable) The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.
- (countable, uncountable) The loss of revenue generated by tourism to the economies of other countries.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| leakages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
search leakage · leakage current · carbon leakage · antileakage · microleakage · inleakage · endoleakage · cash leakage
Translations (46)
sv läckage (amount lost) · sv läckström (undesired flow of electric current) · pl przeciek (act of leaking) · ro scurgere de curent (undesired flow of electric current) · ko 누설 (act of leaking) · be уце́чка (act of leaking) · bg уте́чка (act of leaking) · bg теч (act of leaking) · bg фира (amount lost) · nl lekkage (act of leaking) · el διαρροή (amount lost) · uk ви́тік (act of leaking) · hy արտահոսք (act of leaking) · sk únik (act of leaking) · tr sızıntı (act of leaking) · ru уте́чка (act of leaking) · ja リーク (act of leaking) · kix êm (act of leaking) · ro pierdere (act of leaking) · el διαρροή (act of leaking) · it perdita (act of leaking) · sv läckage (act of leaking) · es filtración (act of leaking) · ru течь (act of leaking) · de Leck (act of leaking) · be це́ча (act of leaking) · ja 漏れ (act of leaking) · cs únik (act of leaking) · es fuga (act of leaking) · uk те́ча (act of leaking) · nl lekkage (amount lost) · ko 루설 (act of leaking) · ga sileadh (act of leaking) · it fuga (act of leaking) · bg утечка (undesired flow of electric current) · cmn 洩漏 /泄漏 (act of leaking) · be вы́цек (act of leaking) · ar تَسْرِيب (act of leaking) · hi रिसाव (act of leaking) · el διαρροή (undesired flow of electric current) · pt vazamento (act of leaking) · sv svinn (loss of stock) · mi papītanga (act of leaking) · fr fuite (act of leaking) · fi vuoto (act of leaking) · es derrame (act of leaking)