penetration
Syllables: pen·e·tra·tion/pɛ.nɪˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/US/pɛ.nəˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/
penetration noun: the act of penetrating something.
Noun
penetration (countable and uncountable, plural penetrations)
- The act of penetrating something.
- The insertion of the penis (or similar object) during sexual intercourse.
- Any penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense.
- 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.1817 December 31 (indicated as 1818), [Walter Scott], chapter III, in Rob Roy. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. […]; London: Longman, Hurst...
- 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.1859, Henry David Thoreau, A Plea for Captain John Brown
- 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.2024 January 30, Phil McNulty, “Nottingham Forest 1-2 Arsenal: Gunners in title race after they close gap to leaders Liverpool”, in BBC Sport
- 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.
- 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.1950 March, “The Why and the Wherefore: Railway Electrification in Morocco”, in Railway Magazine, page 214
penetration meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
penetration in Hindi
- penetration, piercing
- वेध vedh
penetration in Tamil
- ஊடுருவல், துளைத்தல், ஊடுருவுதல், ஆழப்புகுதல், உட்புகல், துளைத்துப்புகல்
penetration in Urdu
- penetration
- تاثیر tāsīr
penetration in Bengali
- penetration
- প্রবেশ probeś
More languagesFewer languages
- penetration in Telugu
- చొచ్చుకుపోవడం, చొచ్చుకుపోవటం
- penetration in Malayalam
- നുഴഞ്ഞുകയറൽ, തുളച്ചുകടത്തൽ, പ്രവേശനം, സൂക്ഷ്മഗ്രഹണം
- penetration in Kannada
- ತೂರಿಕೆ, ನುಗ್ಗಿಕೆ
- penetration in Odia
- ପ୍ରବେଶ prabeśa
- penetration in Nepali
- भेदन
- penetration in Tagalog
- pagtatagos
- penetration in Arabic
- اِخْتِرَاقْ
- penetration in Malay
- penerobosan, penembusan, penyusupan, penusukan
- penetration in Indonesian
- penetrasi
Examples of penetration in a sentence
- On paper, this has resulted in an unprecedented level of Party-state penetration, particularly in rural areas.
- Your weapon’s penetration status will determine exactly what walls you can and cannot wallbang.
- The global penetration is measured with a potentiometric displacement sensor connected to an impeller.
Forms of penetration
| plural | penetrations |
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Origin of penetration
From Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon, and its source, Latin penetrātiō, from the participle stem of penetrō (“pierce”, verb). Morphologically penetrate + -ion.
Words formed from penetration
Phrases with penetration
Words that rhyme with penetration
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about penetration
- What does penetration mean?
- Penetration means the act of penetrating something.
- What is penetration in Hindi?
- Penetration in Hindi is वेध (vedh). See Penetration meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is penetration?
- Penetration is a noun.
- How do you pronounce penetration?
- Penetration is pronounced /pɛ.nɪˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of penetration?
- The plural of penetration is penetrations.
Words near penetration in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: penetration (page history and authors); वेध (Hindi) (page history and authors); penetration (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); تاثیر (Urdu) (page history and authors); প্রবেশ (Bengali) (page history and authors); penetration (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); penetration (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); penetration (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ପ୍ରବେଶ (Odia) (page history and authors); penetration (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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