penetration
- 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
And 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
How far down something goes from its top to its bottom
An opening or door used to go into a building
An act of coming into a place or joining an activity
Slow movement of water into and through soil or rock
The distance from a surface down into something like a lake
How easily people, light, or other things can pass through something
An action of putting a sharp object through something
Antonyms
Compounds
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.