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Infiltration meaning

What does “infiltration” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“infiltration” is a noun with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection).

infiltration

noun

  1. a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)

  2. the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium

    “the percolation of rainwater through the soil”

    “the infiltration of seawater through the lava”

    Synonymspercolation

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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