leakage
[
lee
-kij]
/ˈli kɪdʒ/
noun
1.
an act of
leaking
;
leak
.
2.
something that
leaks
in or out.
3.
the amount that
leaks
in or out.
4.
Commerce.
an allowance for loss by
leaking
.
5.
Physics, Electricity.
the loss of all or part of a useful agent, as of the electric current that flows through an insulator
(leakage current)
or of the magnetic flux that passes outside useful flux circuits
(leakage flux)
Origin
1480-90;
leak
+
-age
British Dictionary definitions for
leakage current
leakage
/
ˈliːkɪdʒ
/
noun
1.
the act or an instance of leaking
2.
something that escapes or enters by a leak
3.
(
commerce
) an allowance made for partial loss (of stock, etc) due to leaking
4.
(
physics
)
an undesired flow of electric current, neutrons, etc
(
as modifier
):
leakage current
Word Origin and History for
leakage current
leakage
n.
late 15c., from
leak
(v.) +
-age
.