Definition of penetration

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Definition of penetration

  • clear or deep perception of a situation (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. insight
  • an attack that penetrates into enemy territory (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. incursion
  • the ability to make way into or through something (noun)

    Examples

    1. the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries
  • the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman (noun)
  • the act of entering into or through something (noun)

    Examples

    1. the penetration of upper management by women
  • the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target) (noun)

See definition of penetration in Merriam Webster