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insertion
[in-sur-shuhn]
noun
the act of inserting.
the insertion of a coin in a vending machine.
something inserted.
an insertion in the middle of a paragraph.
Botany, Zoology.
the manner or place of attachment, as of an organ.
attachment of a part or organ, with special reference to the site or manner of such attachment.
lace, embroidery, or the like, to be sewn at each edge between parts of other material.
Aerospace.injection.
insertion
/ ɪˈɜːʃə /
noun
the act of inserting or something that is inserted
a word, sentence, correction, etc, inserted into text, such as a newspaper
a strip of lace, embroidery, etc, between two pieces of material
anatomy the point or manner of attachment of a muscle to the bone that it moves
botany the manner or point of attachment of one part to another
Other Word Forms
- insertional adjective
- noninsertion noun
- preinsertion noun
- reinsertion noun
- subinsertion noun
- ˈپDzԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of insertion1
Example Sentences
The ship "successfully got all the way through its orbit insertion, meaning the rocket fired for the full duration that it was meant to go", he noted.
Black folks, and Black women especially, recognized certain homages on sight: the recurring suggestions of Yoruba deities, the purposeful insertion of certain Black stars in specific scenes, the tributes to mothers living and ancestral.
This included the removal of her teeth and salivary glands, the use of a wheelchair and the insertion of a feeding tube, according to Blanchard.
Like a car's owner considering whether to lend it to a friend, the nanobody and peptide antagonist only allow for insertion of the key under specific conditions.
Another said she was told she’d feel a “pinch,” a common description of the process, but instead what she received was “trauma,” as she was crying during the insertion.
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