osmosis

Word family nounosmometerosmometryosmoregulationosmosisadjectiveosmometricosmoregulatoryosmoticverbosmoseadverbosmotically

Related topics: Chemistry, Hard science

os·mo·sis /ɒzˈməʊsɪs $ ɑːzˈmoʊ-/ noun [uncountableU]

1 LEARNif you learn facts or understand ideas by osmosis, you gradually learn them by hearing them often 耳濡目染，潜移默化

by osmosis

Children learn new languages by osmosis.

儿童在耳濡目染中学会新语言。

He seems to absorb information through a process of osmosis.

他似乎是通过耳濡目染来吸收信息的。

2. technicalHC the gradual process of liquid passing through a membrane 渗透(作用)

—osmotic /ɒzˈmɒtɪk $ ɑːzˈmɑː-/ adjectiveadj

Examples from the Corpus

osmosis• And somehow-not solely by osmosis, either-we began acquiring that degree of skill and energy and initiative of quick intelligence.• Alan Strachan seems to achieve what he wants by osmosis.• Linguistic experts have found that part of it is a matter of drill and part a process more like osmosis.• This process is known as reverse osmosis.• They will die quicker than you can say reverse osmosis.• When red blood cells are put into water, they swell and burst due to osmosis.

Origin osmosis

(1800-1900) osmose “osmosis” ((1800-1900)), from Greek osmos “push”

词汇	osmosis
释义	osmosis Word family nounosmometerosmometryosmoregulationosmosisadjectiveosmometricosmoregulatoryosmoticverbosmoseadverbosmotically Related topics: Chemistry, Hard science os·mo·sis /ɒzˈməʊsɪs $ ɑːzˈmoʊ-/ noun [uncountableU] 1 LEARNif you learn facts or understand ideas by osmosis, you gradually learn them by hearing them often 耳濡目染，潜移默化 by osmosis Children learn new languages by osmosis. 儿童在耳濡目染中学会新语言。 He seems to absorb information through a process of osmosis. 他似乎是通过耳濡目染来吸收信息的。 2. technicalHC the gradual process of liquid passing through a membrane 渗透(作用) —osmotic /ɒzˈmɒtɪk $ ɑːzˈmɑː-/ adjectiveadj Examples from the Corpus osmosis• And somehow-not solely by osmosis, either-we began acquiring that degree of skill and energy and initiative of quick intelligence.• Alan Strachan seems to achieve what he wants by osmosis.• Linguistic experts have found that part of it is a matter of drill and part a process more like osmosis.• This process is known as reverse osmosis.• They will die quicker than you can say reverse osmosis.• When red blood cells are put into water, they swell and burst due to osmosis. Origin osmosis (1800-1900) osmose “osmosis” ((1800-1900)), from Greek osmos “push”
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