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penetration

noun
/pɛ.nɪˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/UK/pɛ.nəˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/US

Etymology

From Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon, and its source, Latin penetrātiō, from the participle stem of penetrō (“pierce”, verb). Morphologically penetrate + -ion.

  1. derived from penetrātiō
  2. derived from penetracïon
  3. inherited from penetracioun

Definitions

  1. The act of penetrating something.

  2. The insertion of the penis (or similar object) during sexual intercourse.

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

  3. The act of penetrating a given situation with the mind or faculties

    The act of penetrating a given situation with the mind or faculties; perception, discernment.

    • […] my observations of her looks and actions became acutely sharpened, and that to a degree, which, notwithstanding my efforts to conceal it, could not escape her penetration.
    • I have no respect for the penetration of any man who can read the report of that conversation, and still call the principal in it insane.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. The act of progressing or moving forward through or into something.

      • Arsenal lacked urgency and penetration in a lazy, lacklustre opening half, sucked in by Forest's strategy of sitting back in blocks of defence waiting to hit them on the counter.

    2. A number or fraction that represents how many cards/decks will be dealt before shuffling,…

      A number or fraction that represents how many cards/decks will be dealt before shuffling, in contrast to the total number of cards/decks in play.

    3. The proportion of the target audience who buy or use the specified product or service.

      • The electrification of the lines radiating from Casablanca originated with the policy of economic penetration and conciliation pursued by Marshal Lyautey for the pacification of Morocco.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at penetration. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01penetration02perception03understanding04opinion05perspective06appearance07coming08approaching09approaches10fortress

A definitional loop anchored at penetration. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at penetration

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA