English noun: infiltration | |||
1. | infiltration (act) a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | incursion, penetration | ||
Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
2. | infiltration (process) the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium | ||
Samples | The percolation of rainwater through the soil. The infiltration of seawater through the lava. | ||
Synonyms | percolation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | filtration | ||