infiltration

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English infiltracioun, from Medieval Latin infiltrātiōnem, infiltrātiō. By surface analysis, infiltrat(e) +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnfɪlˈtɹeɪʃən/ === Noun === 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. The act of secretly entering a physical location and/or organization. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === infiltration f (plural infiltrations) injection infiltration === Further reading === “infiltration”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Interlingua == === Noun === infiltration (plural infiltrationes) infiltration (act of infiltrating; substance that has infiltrated) == Swedish == === Noun === infiltration c infiltration ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== infiltratör infiltrera === References === “infiltration”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “infiltration”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)