English Explanatory Dictionary

impregnation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
  2. The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something; diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.
  3. That with which anything is impregnated.
  4. An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.

Pronunciation

/ɪmpɹɛɡˈneɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-impregnation.wav

Word forms

impregnation impregnations

Etymology

From Middle English impregnacioun, from Old French impregnacion, in turn from Late Latin impregnatio.

Derived words

reimpregnation superimpregnation
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