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infiltration en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (New-Jersey) audio
• /ɪnfɪlˈtɹeɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌɪnfəlˈtɹeɪʃən/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, qualifier:soil science, uncountable) 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. ▸ process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.
3. (countable, uncountable) The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.
   • calcareous infiltrations filling the cavities 1784, Richard Kirwan, Elements of Mineralogy:
4. (countable, uncountable) The act of secretly entering a physical location and/or organization.
   • No one should be under any illusions about the objective of the Communist Party leadership: it’s long-term, systematic infiltration of social organisations, media and government. By the time China’s infiltration of Australia is readily apparent, it will be too late. 2019, Peter Hartcher, “Power and Paranoia: Why the Chinese government aggressively pushes beyond its borders”, in The Sydney Morning Herald:

Forms

Deriveds

infiltrationism · infiltration basin · coinfiltration · agroinfiltration · bioinfiltration · postinfiltration · infiltration pond · preinfiltration

Translations (34)

gv yn-heeley (act or process of infiltrating) · hi घुसपैठ (entering secretly) · sv infiltration (entering secretly) · hu beszivárgás (act or process of infiltrating) · te చొరబాటు (entering secretly) · hi घुसपैठ (act or process of infiltrating) · es filtración (substance) · fr infiltration (substance) · nl infiltratie (entering secretly) · ja 潜入 (entering secretly) · es filtración (act or process of infiltrating) · te ఇంకు (substance) · hu beszivárgás (entering secretly) · ko 잠입 (entering secretly) · fi soluttautuminen (entering secretly) · uk інфільтра́ція (act or process of infiltrating) · fr infiltration (entering secretly) · bg просмукване (act or process of infiltrating) · el διείσδυση (entering secretly) · fa نفوذ (entering secretly) · se infiltrašuvdna (act or process of infiltrating) · de Infiltration (act or process of infiltrating) · hu beépülés (entering secretly) · nl infiltratie (act or process of infiltrating) · uk інфільтра́ція (entering secretly) · bg филтрат (substance) · hu víz beszivárgása (act or process of infiltrating) · it infiltrazione (entering secretly) · cs infiltrace (act or process of infiltrating) · te ఇంకు (act or process of infiltrating) · es infiltración (entering secretly) · de Infiltration (entering secretly) · bg процеждане (act or process of infiltrating) · fr infiltration (act or process of infiltrating)