penetration

1 an attack that penetrates into enemy territory [syn: incursion]

2 clear or deep perception of a situation [syn: insight]

3 the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women"

4 the ability to make way into or through something; "the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries"

5 the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)

6 the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

Noun

1. The act of penetrating.

   Any penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense.

Derived terms

• double penetration
• interpenetration

Translations

• Finnish: läpäisy, lävistys
• French: pénétration
• Portuguese: penetracão
• Russian: проникание (pronikánije)
• Spanish: penetración

Penetration can refer to:

• Sexual penetration
• Market penetration, the degree to which a product or service is known and/or used
• Penetration (telecommunications)
• Penetration (firestop), an opening in a wall or floor assembly required to have a fire-resistance rating, for the purpose of accommodating the passage of a mechanical, electrical, or structural penetrant
• Penetration (warfare)
• Penetration (weapons), the ability to pierce the target's armor or other protection
• In magic, an illusion in which one object appears to pass through another
• In basketball, the ability of a player to drive through the opposing defense

Popular culture

• Penetration (artistic), An artistic strategy
• Penetration (band), a punk rock band
• "Penetration," a song on Pedro the Lion's album Control
• Penetration Recordings, a record label
• Body of Lies (film), an upcoming film formerly known as Penetration

See also

• Interpenetration

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