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Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-fil-trey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn fɪlˈtreɪ ʃən

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Définition of infiltration

Origin :
  • early 15c., "a knitting together," noun of action from infiltrate. In physics, from 1796. Figurative sense of "a passing into" (anything immaterial) is from 1840; military sense of "stealthy penetration of enemy lines" dates from 1930.
  • As in incursion : noun invasion
  • As in invasion : noun attack, encroachment
  • As in mix/mixture : noun assortment, combination
  • As in transit : noun transportation
  • As in mixture : noun combination
  • As in penetration : noun act of entering
  • As in seepage : noun leakage
Example sentences :
  • There was an infiltration of a western quality into all of these.
  • Extract from : « The Frontier in American History » by Frederick Jackson Turner
  • It has crept in as an infiltration, as one might call it, from the democratic system.
  • Extract from : « The Cult of Incompetence » by Emile Faguet
  • In a few cases the lungs showed some infiltration with blood.
  • Extract from : « Barium, A Cause of the Loco-Weed Disease » by Albert Cornelius Crawford
  • Hence, the infiltration of the country with the best the towns contain.
  • Extract from : « The Blue-Grass Region of Kentucky » by James Lane Allen
  • The liquid remains in it quite well, without any trace of infiltration.
  • Extract from : « Bramble-bees and Others » by J. Henri Fabre
  • This would find its way by infiltration into the interior of the nut.
  • Extract from : « Animals of the Past » by Frederic A. Lucas
  • The Beaker people were an excellent choice for infiltration.
  • Extract from : « The Time Traders » by Andre Norton
  • At first, there appeared to be nothing serious in the infiltration.
  • Extract from : « Musical Portraits » by Paul Rosenfeld
  • In midwinter, when the infiltration is reduced to a minimum, the motion is least.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 12, No. 74, December, 1863 » by Various
  • The water supplied by infiltration no doubt repairs the loss to a great degree.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 12, No. 74, December, 1863 » by Various

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