pen·e·tra·tion (p n  -tr  sh n)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. |
penetration [ˌpɛnɪˈtreɪʃən]
n
1. the act or an instance of penetrating
2. the ability or power to penetrate
3. keen insight or perception
4. (Military) Military an offensive manoeuvre that breaks through an enemy's defensive position
5. (Business / Commerce) Also called market penetration the proportion of the total number of potential purchasers of a product or service who either are aware of its existence or actually buy it
6. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) another name for depth of field
In land operations, a form of offensive which seeks to break through the enemy's defense and disrupt the defensive system.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | penetration - an attack that penetrates into enemy territory 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) |
| 2. | penetration - clear or deep perception of a situation 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" 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) | |
| 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 |
penetration
Translations
penetration
n (by bullet etc) (= entering) → Eindringen nt (→ into in +acc); (= going right through) → Durchdringen nt (→ of +gen); (Mil) → Durchbrechen nt, → Durchbrechung f; (= infiltration: of party, group) → Infiltration f; (during sex) → Eindringen nt, → Penetration f; the penetration of his gaze → sein durchdringender Blick; his powers of penetration → sein Scharfsinn m
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