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infiltration
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infiltration
n.
permeation, percolation, gradual penetration, passing through
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Infiltration
Infiltration may refer to:
Science, medicine and engineering
- Infiltration (hydrology), downward movement of water through soil
- Infiltration (HVAC), a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning term for air leakage into buildings
- Infiltration (medical), the diffusion or accumulation of substances not normal to it or in amounts in excess of the normal
- Infiltration/Inflow, leakage of groundwater into sanitary sewers
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infiltration
Noun
1. a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)
(hypernym) penetration, incursion
(derivation) infiltrate, penetrate
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; "the percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the infiltration of seawater through the lava"
(synonym) percolation
(hypernym) filtration
(derivation) infiltrate
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Infiltration (die)
nf.
infiltration, permeation, percolation, gradual penetration, passing through
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infiltration
nf.
infiltration, injection, permeation
