penetration
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- noun
- /ˌpɛnəˈtreɪʃən/
- We appropriate a small percentage of the population at 2,000 or so penetration points across the planet.
- penetration depth
- light penetration
- penetration rate
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Watch on YouTubeAnd suddenly out rolls a ground penetration radar machine from the van.
- And suddenly out rolls a ground penetration radar machine from the van.
- Modern literature has had a much more successful penetration.
- So that's the transmission or penetration probability for the droplets of interest through the mask.
- There's some really unique illusions in that thing really, you know, the penetration through the, the the bars is, is pretty good.
- It's more for penetration, making it through bone and muscle or walls, you know, boulders, pretty much anything.
- Back then mobile phone penetration was very low, which meant the idea wasn't really viable at the time and we had to wait a bit.
- And if the DVD had not worked, if it not reached a full household penetration, this whole thing never would have worked.
- Yeah, the penetration testing and network testing software.
- You know, there's penetration in certain areas and the boy Tanny's out there taking a lot of heat.
- You were just getting your penetration to your pond that you, you were just starting to fish this new pond.
Examples
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They measured the depth of penetration of the roots into the soil for better irrigation planning.
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Figure 8 shows how these penetration depths can be verified in laboratory specimens.
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And so that leads us on to penetration problems.
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Yeah, the penetration testing and network testing software.
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We have people, the cell phone penetration is extremely intense throughout the United States.
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It's just a question of depth of penetration for most people.
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The bag is designed to protect the skin from penetration.
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Depth of penetration is vital.
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If we go through this matter, is there any risk of hull penetration?
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The gondola body is shaped for easy penetration and extraction from the canopy.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
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1.0
How far down something goes from its top to its bottom
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An act of coming into a place or joining an activity
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An opening or door used to go into a building
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Slow movement of water into and through soil or rock
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The distance from a surface down into something like a lake
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How easily people, light, or other things can pass through something
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An action of putting a sharp object through something
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Etymology
Penetration comes from the Latin penetrāre, 'to go into' or 'pierce', like a needle or bullet passing through cloth or metal. So it means the act, depth, or ability of entering or passing through something.