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penetrations

penetrations is the plural of penetration.

Meaning of penetration

Noun

penetration (countable and uncountable, plural penetrations)

  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; 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...
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  6. 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

Phrases with penetrations

Questions about penetrations

What is penetrations the plural of?
Penetrations is the plural of penetration.

Words near penetrations in the dictionary

  1. penetration line
  2. penetration lines
  3. penetration pricing
  4. penetration test
  5. penetration tests
  6. penetrations
  7. penetrative
  8. penetratively
  9. penetrativeness
  10. penetrativities
  11. penetrativity

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