how to pronounce osmosis

/ˌɔːzˈmoʊsɪs/

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osmosis is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of osmosis in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… time through sheer osmosis you will …”

meanings of osmosis

noun:

Picking up knowledge accidentally, without actually seeking that particular knowledge.
The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane.

osmosis frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word osmosis occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics osmosis can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that osmosis can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;

2) life, nature, and living environment;