infiltration
滲入,滲透,滲透物
in·fil·tra·tion /ˌɪn(ˌ)fɪlˈtreʃən/ 名詞
浸潤,滲透,滲入度
In·fil·tra·tion n.
1. The act or process of infiltrating, as of water into a porous substance, of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the body, or of persons into a hostile organization.
2. The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.
Calcareous infiltrations filling the cavities. --Kirwan.
Fatty infiltration. Med. See under Fatty.
Infiltration gallery, a filter gallery.
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infiltration
n 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" [syn: percolation]