infiltration
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English infiltracioun, from Medieval Latin infiltrātiōnem, infiltrātiō. Morphologically infiltrate + -ion
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɪnfɪlˈtɹeɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]infiltration (countable and uncountable, plural infiltrations)
- 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.
- (hydrology, soil science) process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.
- The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.
- 1784, Richard Kirwan, Elements of Mineralogy:
- calcareous infiltrations filling the cavities
- The act of secretly entering a physical location and/or organization.
- 2019, Peter Hartcher, “Power and Paranoia: Why the Chinese government aggressively pushes beyond its borders”, in The Sydney Morning Herald[1]:
- No one should be under any illusions about the objective of the Communist Party leadership: it’s long-term, systematic infiltration of social organisations, media and government. By the time China’s infiltration of Australia is readily apparent, it will be too late.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]act or process of infiltrating
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substance
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entering secretly
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French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]infiltration f (plural infiltrations)
Further reading
[edit]- “infiltration”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua
[edit]Noun
[edit]infiltration (plural infiltrationes)
- infiltration (act of infiltrating; substance that has infiltrated)
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]infiltration c
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | infiltration | infiltrations |
| definite | infiltrationen | infiltrationens | |
| plural | indefinite | infiltrationer | infiltrationers |
| definite | infiltrationerna | infiltrationernas |
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