What does osmosis mean?

Q: What does osmosis mean?

n. The movement of water through a thin layer, like a filter, because there are different amounts of stuff dissolved in the water on each side.; The way you slowly learn or pick up ideas by being around other people or things that have those ideas.

osmosis

🇺🇸 /ɑːzˈməʊsɪs/ 🇬🇧 /ɒzˈməʊsɪs/

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noun

The movement of water through a thin layer, like a filter, because there are different amounts of stuff dissolved in the water on each side.

Plants take in water through their roots by osmosis.

The way you slowly learn or pick up ideas by being around other people or things that have those ideas.

She learned about the culture through osmosis after living with her host family.

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The movement of water through a thin layer, like a filter, because there are different amounts of stuff dissolved in the water on each side.; The way you slowly learn or pick up ideas by being around other people or things that have those ideas.

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Plural osmoses