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penetration - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'penetration' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Penetration [ n.]
- The act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering; also, the act of mentally penetrating into, or comprehending, anything difficult.
- Acuteness; insight; sharp discoverment; sagacity; as, a person of singular penetration.

Meaning of 'penetration' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . penetration [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the ability to make way into or through something
Example in sentence:
  • the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries
Meaning (2):
- the act of entering into or through something
Example in sentence:
  • the penetration of upper management by women