sweepage

noun8

1. •
   Detritus that is swept up with a broom or similar implement.
2. •
   The matter that has been moved by a current.

   • The mangrove becomes a solid barrier there, which by its strong, arched and labyrinthine roots collects the sweepage of the fresh water and the salt and holds back the parent sea. — 2002
3. •
   The process by which gases passing beneath the electrodes of an electrostatic precipitator pick up dust from the hoppers, removing it from the precipitator exit.

   • One consequence of poor gas flow is hopper sweepage. High gas flow near the bottom of the precipitator and improper baffling can cause gas flow into the hopper area. — 1978
4. •
   The act of sweeping or flowing.

   • A drainage gallery of size 1.524 m. -- 0m. x 2.1336 m. -- 0.152 m. runs almost throughout the entire length of the main dam, to intercept sweepage water from the reservoir. — 1976
5. •
   The movement of matter by a current.

   • In reservoirs characterized by the presence of well-connected high-permeability streaks, early breakthrough and subsequent water buildup occur due to sweepage along high-permeability channels. — 2000
6. •
   (dialect, UK) The crop of hay obtained from a meadow.
7. •
   The state when a sweepboat is moving faster than the current of the water.

   • He explained that a sweepboat, given the opportunity, will quickly accelerate beyond the speed of the current. This speed is called sweepage, and only when you have sweepage can you effectively sweep. — 2001
8. •
   The circuit of an oscilloscope used to track the time dimension.

   • Between the rectangular impulse circuit and the time sweepage circuit of the oscillograph, the synchronizing circuit formed by the grid circuit of the tube Bi is inserted. — 1939