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penetration

[ US /ˌpɛnəˈtɹeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /pˌɛnɪtɹˈe‍ɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
  2. the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)
  3. the act of entering into or through something
    the penetration of upper management by women
  4. the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman
  5. clear or deep perception of a situation
  6. the ability to make way into or through something
    the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries
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How To Use penetration In A Sentence

  • Radial pressures exerted by roots on the surrounding soil are also believed to be a critical feature in penetration of hard soils.
  • Mostly because abortion, labor, surgical operation or not clean sexual behavior come cervix uteri's damnification, the pathogen penetration comes the infection.
  • The pupil, who was well assured of the true motive, allowed his governor to enjoy the triumph of his own penetration, and consoled himself with the hope of seeing his dulcinea again at some of the public places in Paris, which he proposed to frequent. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
  • The brand achieved 1.2 percent market penetration in Ireland in the first 10 months of 2004, with more than 1,800 units sold.
  • A laser beam that has a very shallow penetration depth and will perforate calcified plaque is the excimer laser.
  • Unfortunately, this feature, together with poor detailing to the windows and the use of ferrous rods as wall ties, has led to structural problems due to water penetration.
  • Yet the realist vision shifts to the phantasmagoric, as spectator and spectacle undergo carnivalesque reversals and interpenetration, in their darkest and most violent manifestations.
  • Working quickly, she dug into the center of her bag for dry clothes that had avoided the driving penetration of the cool October rain and pulled on a sweatshirt and well-worn jeans.
  • He criticizes the author for underestimating the mutability and interpenetration of cultures.
  • Then, the OPFOR uses an attack force echeloned in depth to maintain the momentum of the attack after the initial penetration. FM 100-61 Chptr 4 Army Group Offensive Operations
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