Betydelse av osmosis på svenska

• 0 the process in plants and animals by which a liquid moves gradually from one part of the body or the plant to another through a membrane (= cell covering):

  • Fluid flows back into the tiny blood vessels by osmosis.

• 1 the way in which ideas and information gradually spread between people:

  • The children were never taught the songs, they just listened to other children singing them and learned them by osmosis.

  • Reading is not picked up by a process of osmosis, but needs to be taught.

• 2 the process in animals and plants by which a liquid passes gradually from one part to another through a membrane (= tissue that covers cells)

  • Children often learn by osmosis.