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[ noun ] the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container

Synonyms

outflow leak escape

Examples

"they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe" "he had to clean up the leak"

Used in print

(Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)

Because of light leakage from one ultraviolet source to another , the lights are switched by a commutator like assembly rotated by a synchronous_motor .

Related terms

discharge escape leak leak

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