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repellence

repellence

7.0
A property of a material that keeps water and insects away
  • noun
  • /rɪˈpɛləns/
translation icon : repelencia
  • The repellence of insects from the treated surface ensures a more comfortable outdoor experience.
  • water repellence

Examples

  • Increased surface water repellence is another wheat-belt problem, and it contributes to accelerated soil erosion.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The immediate cause of water repellence is an organic film around individual sand grains in the soil and the subterranean clovers used in the pasture phase of the wheat/sheep field-use rotation commonly used by area farmers.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Many fabrics have a special repellence that keeps water from soaking in during rainy weather.

  • The repellence of certain chemicals helps to keep pests away from crops, promoting better growth.

Synonyms

imperviousness
vsrepellence
1 8.7

A state of not allowing water, light, or ideas to pass through

focuses on actively causing things to stay away rather than passive blocking
hydrophobicity
vsrepellence
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A tendency to push water away rather than soak it in

is broader in use keeping insects and various liquids away not only water
repellency
vsrepellence
7.4

The quality of keeping water or insects away from something

is the same quality expressed as an alternative noun form
impermeableness
vsrepellence
  • Specialized
9.8

The quality of not letting water pass through something

applies to keeping many things away rather than only blocking liquids

Antonyms

infiltration
23 7.4

Secret, gradual entry into a place or group

penetration
22 4.8

The depth that an object goes into another material

How Resistant

impermeability
  • Specialized
8.3
repellence
7.0
permeability
  • Specialized
3 7.4

Surface Forms

repellence singular
repellences plural

Morphology

repellence = repel (transparent) = repel + ence

Derived by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ence' to 'repel' to indicate the property of repelling (e.g., keeping insects or liquids away).

Etymology

Repellence comes from Latin parts re- 'back' and pellere 'to drive', like the verb repel which means 'push away'. So repellence is the quality of keeping things out or stopping insects or liquids from getting in.