infiltration

Meanings

Plural: infiltrations

Noun

• a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)
• the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium
  • "the infiltration of seawater through the lava"
• 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 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.
• The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.
• The act of secretly entering a physical location and/or organization.

Synonyms

percolation