seepagespeed
nounUK /ˈsiːpɪdʒ spiːd/
US /ˈsiːpɪdʒ spiːd/
The speed at which water slowly leaks through something.
Engineers measured the seepagespeed of the dam to check for leaks.
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2. The rate at which a liquid escapes through small holes or cracks in a container.
The seepagespeed of the old tank was too high, so they replaced it.
3. The pace at which information or resources slowly spread out or are lost.
The seepagespeed of confidential data worried the security team.
4. The velocity of fluid moving through soil or rock in environmental studies.
Scientists recorded the seepagespeed to model how pollutants travel underground.