insertion (redirected from Insertions)

in·ser·tion  (n-sûrshn)

n.

1. The act or process of inserting.

2. Something inserted, as an ornamental strip of lace or embroidery inserted between pieces of fabric.

3. Anatomy The point or mode of attachment of a skeletal muscle to the bone or other body part that it moves.

4. Genetics The addition, as by mutation, of one or more nucleotides to a chromosome.

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in·sertion·al adj.

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insertion

Noun

1. the act of inserting

2. something inserted, such as an advertisement in a newspaper

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	insertion - a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted; "with the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told"; "with many insertions in the margins" interpolation subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
	2.	insertion - the act of putting one thing into another intromission, introduction movement - the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel" cannulation, cannulisation, cannulization, canulation, canulisation, canulization, intubation - the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ instillation, instillment, instilment - the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop enclosing, envelopment, inclosure, enclosure - the act of enclosing something inside something else injection - the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure blood transfusion, transfusion - the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery perfusion - pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels)

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insertion

noun 1. inclusion, introduction, interpolation

noun 2. insert, addition, inclusion, supplement, implant, inset

Translations

insertion [ɪnˈsəːʃən] n → inserción f

insertion [ɪnˈsəːʃən] n → insertion f

insertion [ɪnˈsəːʃən] insert n → Hineinstecken nt;

(of needle) → Einstechen nt;

(of comment) → Einfügen nt

insertion [ɪnˈsəːʃən] n → inserzione f