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Meaning of 'infiltration' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Infiltration [ n.]
- 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.
- The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.

Meaning of 'infiltration' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . infiltration [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium
Example in sentence:
  • the infiltration of seawater through the lava;
  • the percolation of rainwater through the soil

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