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Plural of penetration

regular plural

The plural of penetration is penetrations.

Forms of penetration

Singularpenetration /pɛ.nɪˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/
Pluralpenetrations
Countablecountable and uncountable

Penetrations in a sentence

  • The finest examples of mission command-based maneuvers were the two “thunder runs” (swift and unexpected, massive armored, deep penetrations designed to unbalance the enemy) directed toward Baghdad.2011 January 26, Eitan Shamir, Transforming Command: The Pursuit of Mission Command in the U.S., British, and Israeli Armies, Stanford…. From the entry thunder run

Meaning of penetration

  1. noun The act of penetrating something.
  2. noun The insertion of the penis (or similar object) during sexual intercourse.
  3. noun The act of penetrating a given situation with the mind or faculties; perception, discernment.

Full definition of penetration

Questions about the plural of penetration

What is the plural of penetration?
The plural of penetration is penetrations.
Is penetration countable?
Penetration is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: penetration (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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