penetrating
pronunciation
How to pronounce penetrating in British English:
UK [ˈpenətreɪtɪŋ]
How to pronounce penetrating in American English:
US [ˈpenətreɪtɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing
Word Origin
- penetrating (adj.)
- "touching the feelings intensely," 1630s, figurative present participle adjective from penetrate (v.).
Example
- 1. But penetrating a site 's defenses can be tough .
- 2. Globe rupture can occur secondary to blunt or penetrating trauma .
- 3. Normally , viruses have a hard time penetrating the dense layers of a biofilm .
- 4. Penetrating networks to damage them is not much harder .
- 5. A faraday cage is a shield of conductive material that stops electromagnetic radiation penetrating .