penetration

Definition

  • noun: the act of going through or into something
  • noun: the power to 'penetrate'
  • synonyms: sharpness, acuteness, discrimination

Examples

  • a writer who analyzes the underlying causes of the recession with great 'penetration'

  • Cuts in the skin could permit the 'penetration' of bacteria into the body.

  • the 'penetration' of the U.S. market by a foreign company

Movie quotes

  • (..) You came here to stop me? Yes, l did. I love you. John. I always have. I know. Clean penetration. No shattered bone. Hold here. Compression should stop the bleeding. Who are you? Show him. (..)
    1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day