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penetration - an attack that penetrates into enemy territory |
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incursion |
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attack,
onrush,
onset,
onslaught a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
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interpenetration mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other
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breakthrough making an important discovery
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invasion the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
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infiltration a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)
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foray,
maraud,
raid an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); "scientists' forays into politics"
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penetration - the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women" |
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entering,
entrance,
entry,
incoming,
ingress the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance"
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interpenetration,
permeation mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other
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market penetration the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market
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penetration - the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman |
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carnal knowledge,
coition,
coitus,
congress,
copulation,
intercourse,
relation,
sexual congress,
sexual intercourse,
sexual relation,
sex act the legislature of the United States government
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penetration - the ability to make way into or through something; "the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries" |
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ability the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
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penetration - clear or deep perception of a situation |
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insight |
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perception the process of perceiving
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penetration - the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target) |
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deepness,
depth a low pitch that is loud and voluminous
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