noun 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.
Origin: 1595–1605; <
Late Latin penetrātiōn- (stem of
penetrātiō). See
penetrate,
-ion Related forms non·pen·e·tra·tion, noun
pre·pen·e·tra·tion, noun
self-pen·e·tra·tion, noun
trans·pen·e·tra·tion, noun
Synonyms
2. understanding, perception, discrimination, depth, profundity.
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Penetration
is always a great word to know.
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