transcription, транскрипция: [ ɒsmoʊsɪs ]
1.
Osmosis is the process by which a liquid passes through a thin piece of solid substance such as the roots of a plant. ( TECHNICAL )
...the processes of diffusion and osmosis.
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2.
If you say that people influence each other by osmosis , or that skills are gained by osmosis , you mean that this is done gradually and without any obvious effort. ( FORMAL )
She allowed her life to be absorbed by his, taking on as if by osmosis his likes and dislikes.
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