Plural of insertion
regular plural
The plural of insertion is insertions.
Forms of insertion
| Singular | insertion /ɪnˈsɝʃən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | insertions |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Insertions in a sentence
- Plasmids with etpA-mapped, non-redundant insertions were digested with PmeI, and re-ligated to remove most of the transprimers.2008 December 7, Koushik Roy et al., “Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli EtpA mediates adhesion between flagella and host cells”, in Nature…. From the entry transprimers
- The entheses most commonly involved in children are the plantar aponeurosis, calcaneal enthesis, and distal and proximal patellar ligament insertions.2010, Richard J. Wakefield, Maria Antonietta D′Agostino, Essential Applications of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Rheumatology, page 211. From the entry enthesis
- Psychographs consist of photographs that are processed in multiple layers with insertions and excisions, as happens when editing poetry.2005, Pelagia Kyriazi, Magakles Rogakos, Pelagia Kyriazi: psychographs. From the entry psychograph
Meaning of insertion
- noun The act of inserting, or something inserted.
- noun The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.
- noun The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.
Questions about the plural of insertion
- What is the plural of insertion?
- The plural of insertion is insertions.
- Is insertion countable?
- Insertion is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: insertion (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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