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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmolhabilidade
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mol-ha-bi-li-da-de
"A molhabilidade da superfície afeta diretamente o revestimento."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The ability of a liquid to maintain contact with a solid surface, resulting from intermolecular interactions when the two are brought together.
"The degree of wetting depends on the surface energy of the solid and the surface tension of the liquid." - 2
The act or process of making something wet or damp.
"The accidental wetting of the electronics caused a complete system failure."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'wetan', meaning 'to wet or moisten', originating from Proto-Germanic *watjaną. It is closely related to Old Saxon 'wetan' and Old Norse 'veta', ultimately stemming from the Indo-European root *wed- meaning 'water' or 'wet'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wetting" is said worldwide
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mouillage
Transliteration: moo-yahzh
"Le mouillage des fibres est essentiel pour ce processus chimique."
Benetzung
Transliteration: bəˈnɛtsʊŋ
"Die Benetzung der Oberfläche verbessert die Haftung des Klebstoffs."
bagnabilità
Transliteration: ban-nya-bil-i-ta
"La bagnabilità del materiale determina l'efficacia del trattamento."
mojabilidad
Transliteration: mo-ha-bi-li-dad
"La mojabilidad del sustrato es clave para la pintura."
molhabilidade
Transliteration: mol-ha-bi-li-da-de
"A molhabilidade da superfície afeta diretamente o revestimento."
गीला करना
Transliteration: geela karna
"सतह को गीला करना प्रक्रिया का पहला चरण है।"
润湿
Transliteration: rùnshī
"液体对固体的润湿是许多工业应用的基础。"
젖음
Transliteration: jeojeum
"고체 표면의 젖음 현상은 코팅 공정에서 매우 중요하다."
濡れ
Transliteration: nure
"固体の表面張力と液体の濡れ性には密接な関係があります。"
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