penetration

(noun)

noun

1. an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

Similar word(s): incursion

Definition categories: act, attack, onrush, onset, onslaught

2. clear or deep perception of a situation

Similar word(s): insight

Definition categories: thought, perception

3. the act of entering into or through something

- the penetration of upper management by women

Definition categories: act, entering, entrance, entry, incoming, ingress

4. the ability to make way into or through something

- the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries

Definition categories: attribute, ability

5. the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)

Definition categories: attribute, deepness, depth

6. the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman

Definition categories: act, coition, coitus, copulation, intercourse, relation

Sentences with penetration as a noun:

- Any penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense.