penetration
pronunciation
How to pronounce penetration in British English:
UK [ˌpenɪˈtreɪʃn]
How to pronounce penetration in American English:
US [ˌpɛnɪˈtreʃən]
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- Noun:
- an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
- clear or deep perception of a situation
- the act of entering into or through something
- the ability to make way into or through something
- the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)
- the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman
Word Origin
- penetration (n.)
- c. 1600, "insight, shrewdness," from Latin penetrationem (nominative penetratio) "a penetrating or piercing," noun of action from past participle stem of penetrare (see penetrate). The sexual sense is attested from 1610s.
Example
- 1. Acceptance of penetration naturally requires submission .
- 2. Penetration of that ceiling will confirm continuation of the recent daily uptrend .
- 3. Internet penetration and broadband access , though growing , are still low .
- 4. Other things can be done to increase broadband penetration before dipping into the public coffers .
- 5. By all accounts , her case constituted the most sensational example ever of the penetration of the fbi by chinese intelligence .