nnoun.acta process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)Topic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Derivationally Related Form:infiltrate
Hypernyms:incursion penetration
Inherited Hypernyms:infiltrationpenetrationattackoperationactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.processthe slow passage of a liquid through a filtering mediumSynset:percolation
Examples:- the percolation of rainwater through the soil
- the infiltration of seawater through the lava
Derivationally Related Form:infiltratepercolate
Hypernyms:filtration
Inherited Hypernyms:percolationfiltrationnatural processprocessphysical entityentity