English

Noun

contamination ‎(plural contaminations)

1. The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
2. (linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
3. (linguistics, etymology) The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.
4. The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.ta.mi.na.sjɔ̃/

Noun

contamination f ‎(plural contaminations)

1. contamination (act or process of contaminating)

Related terms

• contaminer