English Explanatory Dictionary

infiltration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.
  3. The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.
  4. The act of secretly entering a physical location and/or organization.

Pronunciation

/ɪnfɪlˈtɹeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-infiltration.wav

Word forms

infiltration infiltrations

Etymology

From Middle English infiltracioun, from Medieval Latin infiltrātiōnem, infiltrātiō. By surface analysis, infiltrat(e) + -ion.

Derived words

agroinfiltration bioinfiltration coinfiltration infiltration basin infiltrationism infiltration pond postinfiltration preinfiltration

Translations

Bulgarian: процеждане Bulgarian: просмукване Czech: infiltrace Dutch: infiltratie French: infiltration German: Infiltration Hindi: घुसपैठ Hungarian: víz beszivárgása Hungarian: beszivárgás Manx: yn-heeley Northern Sami: infiltrašuvdna Spanish: filtración Telugu: ఇంకు Ukrainian: інфільтра́ція
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