Definition of Infiltration

1. Noun. A process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection).

Generic synonyms: Incursion, Penetration
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Derivative terms: Infiltrate, Infiltrate

2. Noun. The slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium. "The infiltration of seawater through the lava"
Exact synonyms: Percolation
Generic synonyms: Filtration
Derivative terms: Infiltrate, Infiltrate, Percolate, Percolate, Percolate, Percolate

Definition of Infiltration

1. n. 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 of Infiltration

1. 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. ¹

2. Noun. The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body. ¹

3. Noun. The act of entering a physical location and/or organization secretly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Infiltration

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Infiltration

1. The diffusion or accumulation in a tissue or cells of substances not normal to it or in amounts of the normal. Also, the material so accumulated. (13 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Infiltration

infilm
infilmed
infilming
infilms
infilter
infiltered
infiltering
infilters
infiltrate
infiltrated
infiltrates
infiltrating
infiltrating cancer
infiltrating ductal cell carcinoma
infiltrating lipoma
infiltration (current term)
infiltration anaesthesia
infiltrations
infiltrative
infiltrative cardiomyopathy
infiltratively
infiltrator
infiltrators
infimum
infimums
infinate
infinitary
infinite
infinite distance
infinite loop

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