Definitions for penetration

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penetration pen·e·tra·tion

Spelling: [pen-i-trey-shuh n]

IPA: /ˌpɛn ɪˈtreɪ ʃən/

Penetration is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 786 anagrams from letters in penetration (aeeinnoprtt).

Definitions for penetration

noun

1. the act or power of penetrating.
2. mental acuteness, discernment, or insight:
3. the obtaining of a share of a market for some commodity or service.
4. the extension, usually peaceful, of the influence of one nation or culture into the affairs of another.
5. a military attack that penetrates into enemy territory.
6. Gunnery. the depth to which a projectile goes into the target.
7. the measure of relative depth of field of a telescope or microscope, especially a binocular microscope.

Origin of penetration

First recorded in 1595-1605, penetration is from the Late Latin word penetrātiōn- (stem of penetrātiō). See penetrate, -ion

Examples for penetration

You do no credit to your own penetration, dear Mr. Ferdinand, if you deny it.

She broke off suddenly, looking at him, her eyes a pair of gimlets now for penetration.

According to Bowden and Offer, water heaters hit 50% penetration in Britain in 1967.

But does penetration on camera translate to a realistic portrait of sex and sex addiction?

During his reign the problem of Turkish penetration was taken in hand.

Offense III.b: Sexual Misconduct that includes one or more of the following: penetration, violent physical force, or injury.

The scenes of penetration are obscured with masking or blurring.

The last thing they wanted was for the U.S. to learn the extent of their penetration of the NSA and the FBI in Hawaii.

His eyes were the eyes of a scholar, dreamy yet alive with depth and penetration.

How it came, how it was passed from hearth to hearth, defied our penetration.