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penetration
English
Etymology
From Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon, and its source, Latin penetr?ti?, from the participle stem of penetr? (“pierce”, verb).Morphologically penetrate +? -ion
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /p?n??t?e??(?)n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
penetration (countable and uncountable, plural penetrations)
- The act of penetrating something. [from 15th c.]
- Any penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense.
- Specifically, the insertion of the penis (or similar object) during sexual intercourse. [from 17th c.]
- The act of penetrating a given situation with the mind or faculties; perception, discernment. [from 17th c.]
- 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy, XVI:
- 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, Walter Scott, Rob Roy, XVI:
- (blackjack) 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.
- (marketing) The proportion of the target audience who buy the advertised product or service.
Derived terms
Translations
penetration From the web:
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- what does it mean to penetrate a woman
perforation
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
perforation (countable and uncountable, plural perforations)
- The act of perforating or the state of being perforated.
- Any opening in a solid object.
- (medicine) An abnormal opening in an organ, such as a rupture.
- A series of holes punched through something in order to assist in separating parts.
- (mathematics) That portion of a surface that remains after an open disk is removed from it.
Translations
Derived terms
French
Etymology
From Latin perfor?ti?.
Pronunciation
Noun
perforation f (plural perforations)
- perforation
Related terms
- perforer
Further reading
- “perforation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
perforation From the web:
- what perforation means
- what perforation plate
- what perforation of the uterus
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