inleak

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From in- +‎ leak.

Noun[edit]

inleak (plural inleaks)

  1. A hole where water leaks in.
  2. A leak inwards.
    • 1982, Ph. Lebrun, “Detection of heat inleaks in cryogenic enclosures by infrared thermal imaging”, in Cryogenics[1], volume 22, number 12:
      Localized heat inleaks in cryogenic enclosures can be detected by the 'cool spots' they produce on the ambient temperature surface of the vessel outer walls.

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