penetration
noun/ˌpenəˈtreɪʃn/
/ˌpenəˈtreɪʃn/
[uncountable]- the act or process of making a way into or through something
- The floor is sealed to prevent water penetration.
- the company’s successful penetration of overseas markets
- Our aim is to achieve greater market penetration.
- The country has the highest smartphone penetration in Europe.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- greater
- high
- …
- achieve
- facilitate
- allow
- …
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- the act of putting the penis into a partner’s vagina or anusOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- sexual
- anal
- vaginal
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin penetratio(n-), from the verb penetrare ‘place within or enter’.
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