English to English
noun
- the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium
The percolation of rainwater through the soil.
The infiltration of seawater through the lava.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the act of making coffee in a percolator
source: WordNet 3.0
- the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: Webster 1913