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Webster 1913 Edition
Impregnation
Imˊpreg-na′tion
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
imprégnation
, LL. impraegnatio
.] 1.
The act of impregnating or the state of being impregnated; fecundation.
2.
(Biol.)
The fusion of a female germ cell (ovum) with a male germ cell (in animals, a spermatozoön) to form a single new cell endowed with the power of developing into a new individual; fertilization; fecundation.
☞ In the broadest biological sense, impregnation, or sexual generation, consists simply in the coalescence of two similar masses of protoplasmic matter, either derived from different parts of the same organism or from two distinct organisms. From the single mass, which results from the fusion, or coalescence, of these two masses, a new organism develops.
3.
That with which anything is impregnated.
Derham.
4.
Intimate mixture; infusion; saturation.
5.
(Mining)
An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.
Raymond.
Webster 1828 Edition
Impregnation
IMPREGNA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The communication of the particles or virtues of one thing to another.2.
That with which any thing is impregnated.3.
Saturation.Definition 2024
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See also: imprégnation
English
Noun
impregnation (plural impregnations)
- The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
- The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something; diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.
- That with which anything is impregnated.
- (geology) An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.
Translations
act of making pregnant
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fact or process of saturating with something
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Middle French
Etymology
From Old French impregnacion, from Late Latin impregnatio
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃pʁeɳasjɔ̃/, /ɛ̃pʁeɡnasjɔ̃/
Noun
impregnation f (plural impregnations)