penetration
The act of penetrating somethingThe act of penetrating something.
» Sex doesn't have to involve penetration.
Пенетрація не обов'язково має бути частиною сексу.
Пенетрація не обов'язково має бути частиною статевого акту.
Статевий акт не зобов'язаний включати в себе пенетрацію.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of penetrating something.
Penetration
проника́ниеpronikánije, проникнове́ниеproniknovénije
the act of entering into or through something
(countable, uncountable)The insertion of the penis (or similar object) during sexual intercourse.
Any penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense.
(countable, uncountable)The act of penetrating a given situation with the mind or faculties; perception, discernment.
clear or deep perception of a situation
(countable, uncountable)The act of progressing or moving forward through or into something.
the ability to make way into or through something
(countable, uncountable)A number or fraction that represents how many cards/decks will be dealt before shuffling, in contrast to the total number of cards/decks in play.
(countable, uncountable)The proportion of the target audience who buy or use the specified product or service.
Examples
6 sentencesSex doesn't have to involve penetration.
Пенетрація не обов'язково має бути частиною сексу.
I was born in the wrong penetration.
Can I get pregnant if I have sex without penetration?
The idea that sex must involve penetration is phallocentric and heterosexist.
He says the low-carbon effort’s penetration rate is too low and that ordinary people generally do not care.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon, and its source, Latin penetFrom Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon, and its source, Latin penetrātiō, from the participle stem of penetrō (“pierce”, verb). Morphologically penetrate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: penetrations| Singular | penetration |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable