intromission

Examples

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• The Aristotelian intromission theory accordingly gained ground and came to dominate in the later Middle Ages.

  Academic text (2007)

• (Whether sight operates by extramission or by intromission).

  Academic text (2007)

• It seems reason has no right to stay here in this country, and as for abortion, stem cell research, gay rights, and many other issues, Vatican intromission is heavy.

  Blog text (8)

• These panels operate at the brink of the extramission and intromission models of visuality.

  Academic text (2006)

• If pornographic videos showed women having orgasms purely from penile intromission, it could be argued that they were showing the sex act from the point of view of men, rather than as it is experienced by women.

  Academic text (2005)

• The study focused on the effects of intromission on the reproductive success of the species.

• Intromission is a crucial part of mating in many animals, allowing for the transfer of sperm.

Synonyms

E

entrance

vsintromission

150 2.1

An act of coming into a place or joining an activity

involves putting something between parts or into an orifice not general involvement

E

entry

vsintromission

125 1.3

An act of going into a place or starting to appear

refers to putting something inside something else rather than going into a place

P

penetration

vsintromission

• Offensive

21 6.4

The act of a penis entering a vagina during sex

is broader and covers putting something into any orifice

I

insertion

vsintromission

15 4.2

The act of putting something into another thing

is mainly used in sexual contexts rather than general placing actions

C

copulation

vsintromission

• NSFW

8 8.2

Sex in which a male inserts his penis into a female's vagina

focuses specifically on the physical act rather than the whole sexual activity

I

introduction

vsintromission

3 2.7

Putting something inside something else

is used for sexual bodily acts rather than neutral general placement

Antonyms

E

extraction

50 4.3

Removing something from a place using effort or force

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology