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insertions

insertions is the plural of insertion.

Meaning of insertion

Noun

insertion (countable and uncountable, plural insertions)

  1. The act of inserting, or something inserted.
    • The surgeon performed the insertion of a pacemaker.
  2. The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.
  3. The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.
  4. (atomic weapons) The process of going from subcritical to prompt critical.

Phrases with insertions

Questions about insertions

What is insertions the plural of?
Insertions is the plural of insertion.

Words near insertions in the dictionary

  1. insertion sorts
  2. insertion time
  3. insertion times
  4. insertional
  5. insertionally
  6. insertions
  7. insertive
  8. insertless
  9. insertor
  10. insertors
  11. inserts

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