penetration
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ɪˈtreɪ noun
1.
the act or power of penetrating.
2.
mental acuteness, discernment, or insight: a scholar of rare penetration.
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.
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| —n | |
| 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 called: market 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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Example sentences
There was a time when broadband penetration was too slight and bandwidth costs too prohibitive for video to be watched online.
Such a move might have boosted the site's visibility and penetration tenfold.
He excelled at hagiography and left psychological penetration mostly in the eye of the beholder.
Penetration levels are high in these areas and operators are reaping good profits.
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