infiltration : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: infiltration	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for infiltration
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
infiltration n 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 percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the infiltration of seawater through the lava" Synonym(s): percolation, infiltration
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Infiltration \In`filtra"tion\, n. [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.