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penetration

[ pen-i-trey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act or power of penetrating. penetrating.
  2. mental acuteness, discernment, or insight:

    a scholar of rare penetration.

    Synonyms: profundity, depth, discrimination, perception, understanding

  3. the obtaining of a share of a market for some commodity or service.
  4. the extension, usually peaceful, of the influence of one nation or culture into the affairs of another.
  5. a military attack that penetrates into enemy territory.
  6. Gunnery. the depth to which a projectile goes into the target.
  7. the measure of relative depth of field of a telescope or microscope, especially a binocular microscope.

penetration

/ ˌpɛnɪˈtreɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act or an instance of penetrating
  2. the ability or power to penetrate
  3. keen insight or perception
  4. military an offensive manoeuvre that breaks through an enemy's defensive position
  5. Also calledmarket penetration the proportion of the total number of potential purchasers of a product or service who either are aware of its existence or actually buy it
  6. another name for depth of field

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Other Words From

  • nonpen·e·tration noun
  • prepen·e·tration noun
  • self-pene·tration noun
  • transpen·e·tration noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of penetration1

First recorded in 1595–1605, penetration is from the Late Latin word penetrātiōn- (stem of penetrātiō ). See penetrate, -ion

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