Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Percolation has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium
"the percolation of rainwater through the soil"
"the infiltration of seawater through the lava"
the act of making coffee in a percolator
the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification
The seepage or filtration of a liquid through a porous substance.