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   penetration

   /ˌpɛnɪˈtreɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of penetrating something: "the zip has a Velcro-secured flap to minimize rain penetration" Similar perforationpiercingpuncturingpunctureriddlingstabbingprickprickingprobinggoringspikingstickingimpalingimpalementtransfixingtransfixionboringdrillinglancingtappinginfiltrationentryinflowspreadspreadingdiffusionpercolationfilteringseepagesoakingsoakage
   • ▪ the insertion by a man of his penis into the vagina or anus of a sexual partner.
   • 2. the selling of a company's products in a particular market or area: "they had failed to make any penetration into new energy markets"
   • ▪ the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market: "the software has attained a high degree of market penetration"
   • 3. the perceptive understanding of complex matters: "the survey shows subtlety and penetration" Similar insightdiscernmentperceptionperceptivenessintelligencesharp-wittednessquick-wittednessclevernesssmartnessincisivenesskeennesssharpnesstrenchancyastutenessshrewdnessacutenesssubtletyclarityacuitydiscriminationsensitivitythoughtfulnessprofunditypercipienceperspicacityperspicuitysagacityOpposite dullness

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin penetratio(n-), from the verb penetrare ‘place within or enter’.

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