penetration

pen·e·tra·tion  (pn-trshn)

n.

1. The act or process of piercing or penetrating something, especially:

a. The act of entering a country or organization so as to establish influence or gain information.

b. An attack that penetrates enemy territory or a military front.

c. Insertion of the penis into the vagina or anus.

2. The power or ability to penetrate.

3. The depth reached by a projectile after hitting its target.

4.

a. The degree to which a commodity, for example, is sold or recognized in a particular market.

b. The extent of influence that one culture or nation has on another.

5. The capacity or action of understanding; insight.

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penetration

Noun

1. the act or an instance of penetrating

2. the ability or power to penetrate

3. keen insight or perception

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	penetration - an attack that penetrates into enemy territory incursion attack, onrush, onset, onslaught - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn" interpenetration - the action of penetrating between or among breakthrough - a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense invasion - the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder infiltration - a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection) foray, maraud, raid - a sudden short attack
	2.	penetration - clear or deep perception of a situation insight perception - knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"
	3.	penetration - the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women" incoming, ingress, entering, entrance, entry - the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance" interpenetration, permeation - mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other market penetration - the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market
	4.	penetration - the ability to make way into or through something; "the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries" ability - the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
	5.	penetration - the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target) depth, deepness - the extent downward or backward or inward; "the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet"
	6.	penetration - the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman carnal knowledge, coition, coitus, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation, copulation, intercourse, relation, congress - the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur

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penetration

noun 1. piercing, entry, entrance, invasion, puncturing, incision, perforation

noun 2. entry, entrance, inroad

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In land operations, a form of offensive which seeks to break through the enemy's defense and disrupt the defensive system.

Translations

penetration [pɛnɪˈtreɪʃən] n → penetración f

penetration [pɛnɪˈtreɪʃən] n → pénétration f

penetration [pɛnɪˈtreɪʃən] penetrate n → Durchdringen nt

penetration [pɛnɪˈtreɪʃən] n → penetrazione f