osmosis
/ɒzˈməʊsɪs/noun
उच्चारण ऑज़्मोसिस
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[U] technical
the gradual passing of a liquid, usually water, through a membrane that allows only some substances to pass, from a weaker solution to a stronger one
परासरण
- Plant roots take in water by osmosis.
- Raisins swell in water because of osmosis.
- 2
[U]
the gradual and often unconscious process of learning ideas or knowledge by being around them
धीरे-धीरे (अनजाने में) आत्मसात करना
- Children learn their parents' habits by osmosis.
- She picked up the language through osmosis while living in Pune.
Synonyms absorption assimilation
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osmotic adjective
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Do not confuse osmosis (movement of water through a semi-permeable membrane) with diffusion (spreading of particles from an area of higher concentration to one of lower concentration).
Osmosis (semi-permeable membrane से पानी का गुज़रना) और diffusion (कणों का अधिक सांद्रता वाले क्षेत्र से कम सांद्रता वाले क्षेत्र में फैलना) को आपस में न मिलाएँ।