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Webster 1913 Edition


Infiltration

Inˊfil-tra′tion

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
infiltration
.]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Infiltration

INFILTRA'TION

,
Noun.
The act or process of entering the pores or cavities of a body.
1.
The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.
Calcarious infiltrations, filling the cavities of other stones.

Definition 2024


infiltration

infiltration

English

Noun

infiltration (plural infiltrations)

  1. 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. The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.
    • Kirwan
      calcareous infiltrations filling the cavities
  3. The act of entering a physical location and/or organization secretly.

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