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.