Word Finder - penetration

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The act of penetrating something.

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Any penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense.

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Specifically, the insertion of the penis (or similar object) during sexual intercourse.

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The act of penetrating a given situation with the mind or faculties; perception, discernment.

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A number or fraction that represents how many cards/decks will be dealt before shuffling, in contrast to the total number of cards/decks in play.

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The proportion of the target audience who buy the advertised product or service.

Thus the danger of a pacific penetration of Macedonia by Austria became more remote.

Though he lacked the brilliant qualities of his rival Wallqvist, Nordin had the same alertness and penetration, and was infinitely more stable and disinterested.

The easternmost penetration of the Downs is that effected by the Stour (Great Stour) which rises on their southern face, flows S.E.

The Egyptian penetration of the country began, according to the evidence of inscriptions, as early as the Old Empire.

Should these remain unbroken they constitute a natural barrier to the penetration of most pathogenic and other forms of germ-life into the parts beneath.

On this account deeper tillage than usual, which allows of easier penetration of roots, or the carrying out of operations which bring the subsoil to the surface, must always be carefully considered.

The attempts at penetration into the extreme south, abandoned after the massacre by Tuareg of a mission sent in 1881, under Colonel Paul Flatters, to study the question of railway communication with Senegal, were begun again in 1890, in which year the British government recognized the western Sahara as within the French sphere.

It only rises from time to time above the level of a letter, through the extraordinary penetration, force, enthusiasm and elevation of feeling that the apostle throws into his treatment of more or less ordinary topics.

The height and massiveness of the mountains decrease to the south-west, where the piedmont belt sweeps westward around them in western Georgia and eastern Alabama Some of the residual mountains hereabouts are reduced to a mere skeleton or framework by the retrogressive penetration of widening valleys between wasting spurs; the very type of vanishing forms, Certain districts within the mountains, apparently consisting of less resistant crystalline rocks, have been reduced to basin-like peneplains in the same time that served only to grade the slopes and subdue the summits of the neighboring mountains of more resistant rocks; the best example of this kind is the Asheville peneplain in North Carolina, measuring about 40 by 20 m.

For instance, the velocity of propagation of a wave having a period of a day is nearly twenty times as great as that of a wave with a period of one year; but on the other hand the penetration of the diurnal wave is nearly twenty times less, and the shorter waves die out more rapidly.

Though naturally knowing nothing of the modern idea of a progressive revelation, his judiciousness, penetration, and tact in eliciting his author's meaning, his precision, condensation, and concinnity as an expositor, the accuracy of his learning, the closeness of his reasoning, and the elegance of his style, all unite to confer a high value on his exegetical works.

Newer members of the group, azithromycin and clarithromycin, are particularly useful for their high level of lung penetration.

Dubos, but singularly transforming it, he maintained that those invasions were not marked by the violent and destructive character usually attributed to them; that the penetration of the German barbarians into Gaul was a slow process; that the Germans submitted to the imperial administration; that the political institutions of theMerovingians had their origins in the Roman laws at least as much as, if not more than, in German usages; and, consequently, that there was no conquest of Gaul by the Germans.

Many workers following certain occupations show pigmented scars due to the penetration of carbon and other pigments from superficial wounds caused by gunpowder, explosions, &c.

The question arose as to whether this exclusivity affected the iPhone's market penetration.

The lower frequency typically has better range and penetration than the 1900MHz frequency.

Although it has been practically eradicated in the United States, rubella is still common in less developed countries because of poor immunization penetration, creating a risk to susceptible travelers.

It includes, among other things, sexual touching and penetration, persuading a child to expose his or her sexual organs, and allowing a child to view pornography.

Erythromycin appears to be more effective than penicillin in treating people who are carriers because of better penetration into the infected area.

Acquirent offers full-time sales and client acquisition as well as new product launch sales, geography-specific sales, sales and development strategy, sales consulting, new market penetration and more.

In fact, technically, it does not even require penetration.

Also, it's not unheard of for a woman to become pregnant if sperm gets too close to the vagina, even without actual penetration.

The missionary position is thought to be the best position for trying to conceive, since it allows for the deepest penetration and will deposit sperm closer to the cervix.

It's possible to control the needle penetration depth to any degree the artist chooses, and the result is a very even design that can even seem three dimensional if that is the effect the artist is striving to create.

Warnings against this variation of eye tattooing include risk of eye-tissue penetration which can potentially damage the tissue and retina impairing overall eye functionality.

You can choose from one up to three needles, and you can adjust the tool depending upon the depth of penetration that is needed.

The guidelines include notes on vertical and lateral impact, penetration, insulation against electricity, combustibility, and flammability.

We were alerted only by the feel of the screwdriver's slack penetration.

The first course was published in the Revue d'histoire et de litterature religieuses; and here also appeared instalments of his commentary on St John's Gospel, his critically important Notes sur la Genese, and a Chronique biblique unmatched in its mastery of its numberless subjects and its fearless yet delicate penetration.

We may treat it as a superficial effect, especially in the case of bodies which are opaque enough or thick enough to prevent all transmission of light, and we may investigate how much is reflected at the surface and how much is absorbed; or, on the other hand, we may confine our attention to the light which enters the body and inquire into the relation between the decay of intensity and the depth of penetration.

A recent review has indicated that sulfate salts tend to have lower penetration rates than other common anions.

The tiny splinter barbs do no impair the penetration of the hook and alleviates damage to the fish when removing the hook.

The saliva makes penetration easier and prevents the blood from clotting in the narrow channel of her food canal.

Model with the penetration rate china already ranks second.

Heavy touring in 1979 and another album ' Coming Up For Air ', but no real commercial success found Penetration in internal disharmony.

It also aims to ensure even geographical penetration across the West Midlands.

This allows a narrow penetration peg to enter the leaf epidermis and colonize the tissue, later forming large bulbous infection hyphae.

Media has displayed growing interest in Nano S&T, specially in the technical areas, but Nano S&T penetration is still incipient.

There are also indirect effects of unauthorized system penetration.

The inner leaf of a cavity wall should not be relied upon to resist water penetration.

It can act as a ' carrier ' accelerating the penetration of other harmful chemicals into your skin.

System managers report a continual level of probing and attempted penetration.

This may be because of the problems with possible damp penetration from a horizontal barrier in the cavity wall.

The only way to a deep penetration is with 1 leg in the air!

David Perry and Frank Gun set sail for some delicious double penetration with the lovely Eva.

Provides a fully waterproof secondary barrier to moisture penetration.

This generally occurs when the depth of the room is greater than the limiting depth, i.e. daylight penetration depth.

As with Space Marines look out for weapons with good armor penetration.

Consider using a brightly colored, heavier line, such as those used for wreck penetration.

A cavity wall with a fully filled cavity can increase the risk of rain penetration of the wall.