infiltration (redirected from infiltrations)

infiltration [‚in·fil′trā·shən]

(engineering)

Leakage of outdoor air into a building by natural forces, for example, by seepage through cracks or other openings.

(geology)

Deposition of mineral matter among the pores or grains of a rock by permeation of water carrying the matter in solution.

(hydrology)

Movement of water through the soil surface into the ground.

(metallurgy)

Filling the pores of a metal powder compact with metal having a lower melting point.

Movement of molten metal into the pores of a fiber or foam metal.

---

infiltration

1. The seepage or flow of air into a room or space through cracks around windows, under doors, etc.

2. In a concrete sewer pipe laid in soil, the volume of groundwater that enters the pipeline system.