different between infiltration vs consolidation

English

Etymology

From Middle English infiltracioun, from Medieval Latin infiltr?ti?nem, infiltr?ti?.Morphologically infiltrate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nf?l?t?e???n/

Noun

infiltration (countable and uncountable, plural infiltrations)

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 pores or cavities of a body.
   • 1784, Richard Kirwan, Elements of Mineralogy

     calcareous infiltrations filling the cavities

3. The act of secretly entering a physical location and/or organization.

   • No one should be under any illusions about the objective of the Communist Party leadership: it’s long-term, systematic infiltration of social organisations, media and government. By the time China’s infiltration of Australia is readily apparent, it will be too late.

Translations

Interlingua

Noun

infiltration (plural infiltrationes)

1. infiltration (act of infiltrating; substance that has infiltrated)

English

Etymology

From Latin c?nsolid?ti?, c?nsolid?ti?nem, from c?nsolid?.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

consolidation (countable and uncountable, plural consolidations)

1. The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated

   Synonyms: solidification, combination

2. The combination of several actions into one.
3. (medicine) A solidification into a firm dense mass. It is usually applied to induration (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated lung.

Coordinate terms

• (The act of uniting by combination): defragmentation

Translations

French

Pronunciation

Noun

consolidation f (plural consolidations)

1. consolidation
2. strengthening, reinforcement

Related terms

• consolider

Further reading

• “consolidation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).