different between insertion vs impregnation

English

Etymology

insert +? -ion

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?s???n/

Noun

insertion (countable and uncountable, plural insertions)

1. The act of inserting, or something inserted.
2. (anatomy) The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.
3. (genetics) The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.

Antonyms

• (act of inserting): deletion
• (anatomy): origin
• (genetics): deletion

Derived terms

• leaf insertion

Related terms

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin ?nserti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

insertion f (plural insertions)

1. insertion

Related terms

• insérer

Further reading

• “insertion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Middle English impregnacioun, from Old French impregnacion, in turn from Late Latin impregnatio.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?mp????ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

impregnation (countable and uncountable, plural impregnations)

1. The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
2. The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something; diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.
3. That with which anything is impregnated.
4. (geology) An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.

Translations

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French impregnacion, from Latin impregnatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??pre?a?sjõ?/, /??pre?na?sjõ?/

Noun

impregnation f (plural impregnations)

1. impregnation, fertilization
2. saturation, impregnation