pas·sage
pas·sage/ˈpasij/
noun
- the act or process of moving through, under, over, or past something on the way from one place to another."there were moorings for boats wanting passage through the lock"synonyms: transit, progress, passing, movement, moving, motion, going, crossing, traveling, traversal, traverse
- a narrow way, typically having walls on either side, allowing access between buildings or to different rooms within a building; a passageway."the larger bedroom was at the end of the passage"synonyms: corridor, passageway, hall, hallway, entrance hall, entrance, walkway, aisle, gangway, alley, alleyway, lane, path, pathway, way, footpath, track, trackway, road, thoroughfare, ginnel, snicket, vennel, wynd, twitten, twitchel, areaway, trace, gully
- the process of transition from one state to another."an allegory on the theme of the passage from ignorance to knowledge"synonyms: transition, development, progress, progression, move, change, shift, conversion, metamorphosis
- a short extract from a book or other printed material."he picked up the newspaper and read the passage again"synonyms: extract, excerpt, quotation, quote, citation, cite, reading, section, piece, selection, part, snippet, fragment, portion, text, paragraph, verse, stanza, canto, line, sentence, phrase
- the process of propagating microorganisms or cells in a series of host organisms or culture media, so as to maintain them or modify their virulence."cultured cells can replicate on serial passage for predictable periods of time"
verb
subject (a strain of microorganisms or cells) to a passage.
"each recombinant virus was passaged nine times successively"
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The meaning of PASSAGE is a way of exit or entrance : a road, path, channel, or course by which something passes. How to use passage in a sentence.
an act or instance of passing from one place, condition, etc., to another; transit. the permission, right, or freedom to pass:
a usually long and narrow part of a building with rooms on one or both sides, or a covered path that connects places: A narrow passage led directly through the ...
/ˈpæsɪdʒ/ · noun. the act of passing from one state or place to the next · noun. a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another · noun. a way ...
A passage is a long narrow space with walls or fences on both sides, that connects one place or room with another. Harry stepped into the passage and closed ...
PASSAGE meaning: 1 : a long, narrow space that connects one place to another; 2 : a narrow space that people or things can move through.
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a way through which something can pass; corridor; channel. This mountain has an underground passage. synonyms: corridor, pass, passageway, way similar words: ...
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