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INFILTRATION
infiltration
(noun) a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)
percolation, infiltration
(noun) the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; “the percolation of rainwater through the soil”; “the infiltration of seawater through the lava”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
infiltration (countable and uncountable, plural infiltrations)
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.
The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.
The act of secretly entering a physical location and/or organization.
Source: Wiktionary
In`fil*tra"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. infiltration.]
1. The act or process of infiltrating, as if water into a porous substance, or of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the body.
2. The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body. Addison. Calcareous infiltrations filling the cavities. Kirwan. Fatty infiltration. (Med.) See under Fatty.
– Infiltration gallery, a filter gallery.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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