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tunneling

tunneling

English

Alternative forms

Noun

tunneling (countable and uncountable, plural tunnellings)

  1. The act of burrowing a tunnel.
  2. The practice of exploring tunnel.
  3. (physics) The quantum mechanical passing of a particle through an energy barrier.
  4. (finance) A type of fraud where assets and profits are transferred out of firms for the benefit of those who control them.

Translations

Verb

tunneling

  1. present participle of tunnel