| NOUN | act | penetration, incursion | an attack that penetrates into enemy territory |
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| cognition | penetration, insight | clear or deep perception of a situation | |
| act | penetration | the act of entering into or through something | |
| attribute | penetration | the ability to make way into or through something | |
| attribute | penetration | the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target) | |
| act | penetration | the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman |
| Sounds | peh.nahtrey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An attack that penetrates into enemy territory. | |
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| Synonym | incursion | |
| Narrower | breakthrough | A penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense |
| foray, raid, maraud | A sudden short attack | |
| infiltration | A process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection) | |
| interpenetration | The action of penetrating between or among | |
| invasion | The act of invading | |
| Broader | attack, onslaught, onset, onrush | (military) an offensive against an enemy / enemy (using weapons) |
| Spanish | incursión, penetración | |
| Catalan | incursió, penetració | |
| Meaning | Clear or deep perception of a situation. | |
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| Synonym | insight | |
| Broader | perception | knowledge gained by perceiving |
| Spanish | penetración, perspicacia | |
| Catalan | penetració | |
| Verbs | penetrate | come to understand |
| Meaning | The act of entering into or through something. | |
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| Example | "the penetration of upper management by women" | |
| Narrower | interpenetration, permeation | mutual penetration |
| market penetration | The extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market | |
| Broader | entrance, entering, entry, ingress, incoming | The act of entering |
| Spanish | penetración | |
| Catalan | penetració | |
| Meaning | The ability to make way into or through something. | |
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| Example | "the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries" | |
| Broader | ability | The quality of being able to perform |
| Spanish | penetración | |
| Verbs | penetrate | make one's way deeper into or through |
| Meaning | The depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target). | |
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| Broader | depth, deepness | The extent downward or backward or inward |
| Meaning | The act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman. | |
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| Broader | sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, sexual relation, relation, carnal knowledge | The act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman |
| Spanish | penetración | |
| Catalan | penetració | |
| Verbs | penetrate | insert / insert the penis into the vagina or anus of |
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