| NOUN | act | infiltration | a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection) |
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| process | infiltration, percolation | the slow passage of a liquid / liquid through a filtering medium |
| Sounds | ih.nfihltrey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection). | |
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| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Broader | penetration, incursion | An attack that penetrates into enemy territory |
| Spanish | infiltración | |
| Catalan | infiltració | |
| Verbs | infiltrate | pass through an enemy line |
| infiltrate | enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members | |
| Meaning | The slow passage of a liquid / liquid through a filtering medium. | |
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| Example | "the infiltration of seawater through the lava" | |
| Synonym | percolation | |
| Broader | filtration | The process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium |
| Spanish | infiltración | |
| Verbs | infiltrate | cause (a liquid / liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices |
| infiltrate | pass into or through by filtering or permeating | |
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