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noun
The act or process of infiltrating, as of water into a porous substance, or of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act or process of infiltrating, as of water into a porous substance, or of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the body.
process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: soil science
Topics: geography, hydrology, natural-sciences
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noun
The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act of secretly entering a physical location and/or organization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: penetration, incursion
noun
the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: percolation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: filtration
History
From Middle English infiltracioun, from Medieval Latin infiltrātiōnem, infiltrātiō. By surface analysis, infiltrat(e) + -ion.
Across languages
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