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infiltration |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Infiltration \In`fil*tra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. infiltration.] 1. 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. 2. The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body. --Addison. Calcareous infiltrations filling the cavities. --Kirwan. {Fatty infiltration}. (Med.) See under {Fatty}. {Infiltration gallery}, a filter gallery. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: infiltration n : a process in which a military force moves as individuals (or small groups) through enemy positions without detection
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