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Infiltration
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infiltration
Type: Term Pronunciation: in′fil-trā′shŭn Definitions: 1. The act of permeating or penetrating into a substance, cell, or tissue; said of gases, fluids, or matter held in solution. 2. The gas, fluid, or dissolved matter that has entered any substance, cell, or tissue. 3. Inject...
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Infiltration
1. The penetration of water through the ground surface into sub-surface soil or the penetration of water from the soil into sewer or other pipes through defective joints, connections, or manhole walls. 2. The technique of applying large volumes of waste water to land to penetrate the surface and per...
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infiltration
[n] - a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)
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Infiltration
The air that leaks in around doors, windows, and electrical outlets, etc. which can be a major source of heat loss
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Infiltration
The process by which air leaks into a building. To find the infiltration heating load factor (HLF), the formula to account for the extra BTUs needed to heat the infiltrated air is BTU/HR = building volume x air changes x BTU/cu.ft/hr x TD (temperature difference).
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Infiltration
1. The penetration of water through the ground surface into sub-surface soil or the penetration of water from the soil into sewer or other pipes through defective joints, connections, or manhole walls. 2. The technique of applying large volumes of waste water to land to penetrate the surface and per...
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Infiltration
In`fil·tra'tion noun [ Confer French infiltration .] 1. 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. 2. The substance which has entered the ...
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infiltration
<pathology> The diffusion or accumulation in a tissue or cells of substances not normal to it or in amounts of the normal. Also, the material so accumulated. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
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infiltration
noun a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)
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infiltration
(in″fil-tra´shәn) the pathological accumulation in tissue or cells of substances not normal to them or in amounts in excess of the normal. infiltrate (def. 2). the deposition of a solution directly into tissue; see infiltration anesthesia.
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Infiltration
• (n.) The act or process of infiltrating, as if water into a porous substance, or of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the body. • (n.) The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.
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infiltration
(from the article `advanced ceramics`) The siliconization of RBSC is a good example of infiltration, which may be described as any technique of filling in pores by reaction with or ...
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infiltration
(from the article `hydrologic sciences`) When water from a rainstorm or a period of snowmelt reaches the ground, some or all of it will infiltrate the soil. The rate of infiltration depends ...
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infiltration
(L. in into + filtration) the diffusion or accumulation in a tissue or cells of substances not normal to it or in amounts of the normal. Also, the material so accumulated.
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Infiltration
[HVAC] Infiltration is the unintentional or accidental introduction of outside air into a building, typically through cracks in the building envelope and through use of doors for passage. Infiltration is sometimes called air leakage. The leakage of room air out of a building, intentionally o...
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Infiltration
[medical] Infiltration is the diffusion or accumulation (in a tissue or cells) of substances not normal to it or in amounts in excess of the normal. The material collected in those tissues or cells is called infiltrate. ==Classification== As part of a disease process, infiltration is sometim...
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Infiltration
[hydrology] Infiltration is the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil. Infiltration rate in soil science is a measure of the rate at which soil is able to absorb rainfall or irrigation. It is measured in inches per hour or millimeters per hour. The rate decreases as th...
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Infiltration
The absorption and downward movement of water into the soil layer.
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INFILTRATION
The process by which air leaks into a building. In either case, heat loss results. To find the infiltration heating load factor (HLF), the formula to account for the extra BTU's needed to heat the infiltrated air is: BTU/HR building volume x air changes x BTU/cu.ft/hr x TD (TD is temperature differ...
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Infiltration
(F infiltration, R infiltratie) leakage into a material or structure; water ingress
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infiltration
Passage of water into the soil. The rate of absorption of surface water by soil (the infiltration capacity) depends on the intensity of rainfall, the permeability and compactness of the soil, and the extent to which it is already saturated with water. Once in the soil, water may pass into the bedroc...
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infiltration
movement of water below topsoil to the plant roots and below.
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infiltration
the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.
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infiltration
1) Incursion 2) Penetration
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