impregnation

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English impregnacioun, from Old French impregnacion, in turn from Late Latin impregnatio. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪmpɹɛɡˈneɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === impregnation (countable and uncountable, 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French impregnacion, from Latin impregnatio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ĩːpreɳaˈsjũː/, /ĩːpreɡnaˈsjũː/, /-õː/ === Noun === impregnation f (plural impregnations) impregnation, fertilization saturation, impregnation