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sinkage

sinkage

7.4
How far things sink into ground or water
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪŋkɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : asentamiento

Examples

  • Debra Sinkage

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  • NOTE: There will be some heart sinkage because of the holes in the cored apples. To prevent this from happening, cube up an apple and fill those holes to keep the pastry dough upright.

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  • And as I told you, ARGO misses a very important transition zone where major shrinkage and sinkage takes place—under polar sea ice, which is 10% of the ocean, and given how much attention you boys

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  • The heavy rainfall caused significant sinkage in the ground, making the road unsafe to drive on.

  • Engineers measured the sinkage of the building's foundation to assess its stability after the earthquake.

  • The sinkage of the boat in the water indicated that it was taking on too much weight.

Synonyms

sinking
vssinkage
17 2.8

A boat or object that goes below the water's surface

is broader, covering downward movement amount in soils, structures, vehicles, and objects
settling
vssinkage
10 4.3

A slow sinking of things to a lower level, like a building foundation or dust on furniture

includes that gradual process but also measures depth or degree of downward change
subsidence
vssinkage
  • Specialized
2 8.5

The sinking of land or a building into the ground

is about amount or process across soils, structures, vehicles, and water
subsiding
vssinkage
  • Specialized
7.0

The ground or a surface slowly sinks to a lower level

focuses on amount or process broadly, not only gradual ground movement

How Much

sinkage
  • Specialized
7.4
subsidence
  • Specialized
2 8.5

Surface Forms

sinkage singular
sinkages plural

Morphology

sinkage = sink (transparent) = sink + age

The suffix '-age' is commonly used to form nouns indicating an action or result, making the meaning clear.

Etymology

The word sinkage comes from the common verb sink, which means 'go down', plus the ending -age, which means 'the act or result'. So sinkage is the amount or process of something going down or settling, like soil or a road after heavy rain or heavy trucks.