Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "water-repellent" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF WATER-REPELLENT

water-repellent play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATER-REPELLENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Water-Repellent is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WATER-REPELLENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of water-repellent in the English dictionary

The definition of water-repellent in the dictionary is having a finish that resists the absorption of water.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WATER-REPELLENT

water wheel
water wings
water witch
water worker
water-bath
water-cool
water-cooled
water-cooling
water-free
water-like
water-resistant
water-sick
water-ski
water-skier
water-skiing
water-soak
water-soluble
waterage
waterboarding
waterborne

WORDS THAT END LIKE WATER-REPELLENT

attollent
divellent
equipollent
equivalent
excellent
expellent
impellent
insect repellent
lent
mosquito repellent
moth repellent
pollent
prepollent
prevalent
propellent
repellent
silent
superexcellent
talent
violent

Synonyms and antonyms of water-repellent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «water-repellent» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF WATER-REPELLENT

Find out the translation of water-repellent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of water-repellent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «water-repellent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

斥水
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

repelente al agua
570 millions of speakers

English

water-repellent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पानी विकर्षक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المياه طارد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

водоотталкивающий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

repelente de água
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জল নিরোধী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

imperméable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

kalis air
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wasserabweisend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

撥水加工
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

발수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không thấm nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீர் விரட்டும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जलरोधक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

su geçirmez
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

idrorepellente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wodoodporna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

водовідштовхувальний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hidrofug
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υδροαπωθητικών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

water -afweermiddel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vattenavvisande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vannavstøtende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of water-repellent

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATER-REPELLENT»

The term «water-repellent» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.225 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Quite widely used
76
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «water-repellent» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of water-repellent
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «water-repellent».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WATER-REPELLENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «water-repellent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «water-repellent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about water-repellent

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATER-REPELLENT»

Discover the use of water-repellent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to water-repellent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Assessing Cleaning and Water-Repellent Treatments for ...
Provides advice about controlling the sources of unwanted moisture in historic buildings. Based on the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.
Robert C. Mack, Anne E. Grimmer, 2000
2
The Preservation of Historic Architecture: The U.S. ...
The U.S. Government's Official Guidelines for Preserving Historic Homes Department of the Interior. Water-Repellent Coatings Water-repellent coatings are formulated to be vapor permeable, or "breathable". They do not seal the surface ...
Department of the Interior
3
Paint and Coating Testing Manual: Fourteenth Edition of the ...
Similar procedures are described in: the National Woodwork Manufacturers Association Test Method NWMA-M-2-81 [5]; in ASTM Test Method D 4446, " Method for Determining the Anti-Swelling Effectiveness of Water-Repellent Formulations ...
J. V. Koleske, 1995
4
Repairing And Extending Weather Barriers
Consult with the ILI before using any particular product or water repellent class. The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has no published recommendations about putting clear water repellent coatings on marble but generally disagrees with the  ...
H.L. Simmons, 1989
5
Encyclopedia of Soil Science
Water Repellent Soils 1X61 dominate, and they can decrease or increase soil water repellency. Highly hydrophilic molecules such as polysaccharides can decrease soil rehydration rate and wettability.'"''2' Organic compounds with polar  ...
Rattan Lal, 2006
6
Plaster, Render, Paint and Coastings: Details, Products, ...
Water-repellent plasters /rendering Plasters and rendering are considered water- repellent if their water absorption coefficient (w-value) is 0.5 kg/m2h05. The mortar is made water-repellent using hydrophobic admixtures (AM), e.g. oleates,  ...
Alexander Reichel, Anette Hochberg, Christine Köpke, 2004
7
Chemistry Connections: The Chemical Basis of Everyday Phenomena
The Chemical Basis of Everyday Phenomena Kerry K. Karukstis, Gerald R. Van Hecke. Question 7.6 How Is a Fabric Made Water-Repellent or Waterproof? 89 compounds are used in patented technology to produce a highly effective ...
Kerry K. Karukstis, Gerald R. Van Hecke, 2003
8
Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf
The sand grains in some sandy soils (sands to sandy clay loams) sometimes become water repellent (hydrophobic) by being coated with organic residues from some, but not all, plant materials. In severe cases, water sits in droplets on top of ...
Kevin A. Handreck, Neil D. Black, 2002
9
Aluminum Compounds—Advances in Research and Application: ...
“Since the water-repellent layer can be thus easily recovered, it is possible to extend a life span of a liquid discharging nozzle. “Therefore, (i) even in a case of a highly viscous liquid, it is possible to prevent the nozzle from clogging up by ...
‎2013
10
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
Water-repellent material and producing same. J. F. White. No. 1,320,353 ; Oct. 28 ; v. 267 ; p. 620. Water softening and purifying system. C. A. Wiggins. No. 1,318,122 ; Oct: 7 ; v. 267 ; p. 87. Water-tight joints in aqueducts and the like, Method ...
‎1919

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATER-REPELLENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term water-repellent is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Water repellent coating improves capacitor reliability
Murata has developed a water-repellent coating that it claims will increase the reliability of multi-layer ceramic capacitors. At issue is condensation – not just ... «ElectronicsWeekly.com, Jul 15»
2
Scientists use lasers to make metals super water-repellent
A new method for producing super water-repellent surfaces could lead to self-cleaning materials that are much more slippery than Teflon and never corrode. «The Verge, Jan 15»
3
Behold a Material So Water Repellent That Liquid Just Bounces Off
Behold, a material so water-repellent that liquid drops just bounce off the surface. Two scientists at the University of Rochester, Chunlei Guo and Anatoliy ... «ABC News, Jan 15»
4
Water Bounces Right Off This Super-Repellent Material
Using lasers, scientists have created a new material that is so water-repellent that droplets can bounce straight off of it. The surface could be used for everything ... «Live Science, Jan 15»
5
University of Rochester creates water-repellent metals
University of Rochester creates water-repellent metals ... of Rochester is gaining national attention for its latest invention involving water repellent metal. Drops of ... «News 10NBC, Jan 15»
6
Water-Repellent Coating Could Make Power Plants Greener
A startup has created a water-repellent coating that could significantly increase power plants' efficiency. By Rachel Becker on November 24, 2014 ... «MIT Technology Review, Nov 14»
7
Water&Repellent Concrete Could End The Scourge Of Potholes
UWM professor Konstantin Sobolev has been working on water-repellent concrete for nearly two decades, but recently discovered that microscopic polyvinyl ... «Co.Exist, May 14»
8
Aqua Sphere Introduces Revolutionary Water-Repellent Swimwear …
In addition, three kids' silhouettes made with premium, water-repellent fabrics, along with fun 'mommy and me' suits that mirror the women's line, will make swim ... «PR Newswire, Jan 14»
9
Textured Surface Could Create Ultra-Waterproof Materials
They used a high-speed camera to film water droplets as they bounced off a silicone wafer sprayed with a highly water-repellent coating. They found that ... «LiveScience.com, Nov 13»
10
Nano-cone textures generate extremely 'robust' water-repellent
When it comes to designing extremely water-repellent surfaces, shape and size matter. That's the finding of a group of scientists at the U.S. Department of ... «Phys.Org, Oct 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Water-Repellent [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/water-repellent>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z