Infiltration vs. Percolation
Infiltrationnoun
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.
Infiltrationnoun
The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.
Infiltrationnoun
The act of secretly entering a physical location and/or organization.
Infiltrationnoun
The act or process of infiltrating, as of water into a porous substance, of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the body, or of persons into a hostile organization.
Infiltrationnoun
The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.
Infiltrationnoun
a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)
Infiltrationnoun
the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium;
Percolationnoun
The seepage or filtration of a liquid through a porous substance.
Percolationnoun
The act or process of percolating, or filtering; filtration; straining. Specifically (Pharm.), the process of exhausting the virtues of a powdered drug by letting a liquid filter slowly through it.
Percolationnoun
the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium;
Percolationnoun
the act of making coffee in a percolator
Percolationnoun
the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification
Percolation
In physics, chemistry and materials science, percolation (from Latin percolare, or ) refers to the movement and filtering of fluids through porous materials. It is described by Darcy's law.
