passing into, piercing, permeation; understanding; comprehension
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Penetration Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering; also, the act of mentally penetrating into, or comprehending, anything difficult.
The act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering; also, the act of mentally penetrating into, or comprehending, anything difficult.
(n.)
Acuteness; insight; sharp discoverment; sagacity; as, a person of singular penetration.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAcuteness; insight; sharp discoverment; sagacity; as, a person of singular penetration.
penetration
\pen"e*tra`tion\ (?), n. [l. penetratio: cf. f. pénétration.]
1. the act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering; also, the act of mentally penetrating into, or comprehending, anything difficult. and to each in ward part, with gentle penetration, though unseen, shoots invisible virtue even to the deep. a penetration into the difficulties of algebra.
2. acuteness; insight; sharp discoverment; sagacity; as, a person of singular penetration.
Discernment.
Noun
1. an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
(synonym) incursion
(hypernym) attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
(hyponym) interpenetration
2. clear or deep perception of a situation
(synonym) insight
(hypernym) perception
(derivation) penetrate, fathom, bottom
3. the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women"
(hypernym) entrance, entering, entry, ingress, incoming
(hyponym) interpenetration, permeation
4. the ability to make way into or through something; "the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries"
(hypernym) ability
(derivation) penetrate
5. the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)
(hypernym) depth
6. the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman
(hypernym) sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, congress, sexual relation, relation, carnal knowledge
(derivation) penetrate
Penetration Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
The number of individuals who are actually exposed to the advertising medium.
Context: Print & Radio Advertising
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Penetration Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
(*) In land operations, a form of offensive which seeks to break through the enemy’s defense and disrupt the defensive system.
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Doctrine Division. ( About )
See PP, CP
Penetration Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Compare with shielding .Electrons in penetrating orbitals can reach the nucleus. The n and 
quantum numbers determine how well an orbital penetrates. Lower n and lower values mean better penetration. A low n value means the orbital is small. A low value means the orbital has fewer nuclear nodes (planes that pass through the nucleus where the probability of locating the electron is zero).
In order of decreasing penetration, the subshells are s > p > d > f. A 1s orbital penetrates better than a 2s orbital.
In order of decreasing penetration, the subshells are s > p > d > f. A 1s orbital penetrates better than a 2s orbital.
1. The passage through a partition or wall of an equipment or enclosure by a wire, cable, or other conductive object. (188 ) 2. [The] unauthorized act of bypassing the security mechanisms of a cryptographic system or AIS. [NIS] 3. The passage of a radio frequency through a physical barrier, such as a partition, a wall, a building, or earth.
Penetration Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Penetration may refer to:
- Penetration depth of light or any electromagnetic radiation.
- Market penetration or brand penetration, the degree to which a product or service is known and/or used
- Penetrating trauma
- Sexual penetration, a term which may mean
- sexual intercourse in general or,
- in some jurisdictions, a criminal charge related to various sexual offences.
- Penetration (firestop), an opening in a wall or floor assembly required to have a fire-resistance rating, for the purpose of accommodating the passage of a mechanical, electrical, or structural penetrant
- Penetration (telecommunications)
- Penetration (warfare)
- Penetration (weapons), the ability to pierce the target's armor or other protection
- In magic, an illusion in which one object appears to pass through another
- In basketball, the ability of a player to drive through the opposing defense
- In roofing, pipes, conduits, HVAC supports passing through the roof.
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Penetration Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
