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
- …
- the act of a man putting his penis into his 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’.