penetration vs infiltration

penetration and infiltration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
penetration	Yes	No	No	No
infiltration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, infiltration is a hyponym of penetration; that is, infiltration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than penetration:

penetration: an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
infiltration: a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)

Other hyponyms of penetration include interpenetration, breakthrough, invasion, foray, maraud, raid.

penetration (noun)	infiltration (noun)
an attack that penetrates into enemy territory	a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)
the act of entering into or through something	the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium
the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman
the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)
the ability to make way into or through something
clear or deep perception of a situation

penetration vs infiltration

penetration and infiltration both are nouns.

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