出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/06/29 22:29 UTC 版)
fouling
fouling (countable and uncountable, plural foulings)
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/11 07:09 UTC 版)
Fouling refers to the accumulation of unwanted material on solid surfaces, most often in an aquatic environment. The fouling material can consist of either living organisms (biofouling) or a non-living substance (inorganic or organic). Fouling is usually distinguished from other surface-growth phenomena in that it occurs on a surface of a component, system or plant performing a defined and useful function, and that the fouling process impedes or interferes with this function.
「fouling」は動詞「foul」の現在分詞です