insertion

in·ser·tion

(ĭn-sûr′shən)

1. The act or process of inserting.

2. Something inserted, as an ornamental strip of lace or embroidery inserted between pieces of fabric.

3. Anatomy The point or mode of attachment of a skeletal muscle to the bone or other body part that it moves.

4. Genetics The addition, as by mutation, of one or more nucleotides to a chromosome.

in·ser′tion·al adj.

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insertion

(ɪnˈsɜːʃən)

1. the act of inserting or something that is inserted

2. (Journalism & Publishing) a word, sentence, correction, etc, inserted into text, such as a newspaper

3. (Clothing & Fashion) a strip of lace, embroidery, etc, between two pieces of material

4. (Anatomy) anatomy the point or manner of attachment of a muscle to the bone that it moves

5. (Botany) botany the manner or point of attachment of one part to another

inˈsertional adj

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in•ser•tion

(ɪnˈsɜr ʃən)

1. the act of inserting.

2. something inserted.

3. Bot., Zool.

a. the place or manner of attachment, as of a muscle to the part it moves or a leaf to a stem.

b. the part of the structure that is attached.

4. lace, embroidery, or the like, to be sewn between parts of other material.

[1570–80; < Late Latin]

in•ser′tion•al, adj.

insertion

graft, splice - A graft is one thing attached to another by insertion or implantation so it becomes part of it; a splice is the joining of two things end-to-end to make a new whole.
pilot hole - A small hole drilled or hammered for the insertion of a nail or screw, or for drilling a larger hole.
punctuate, punctuation - Punctuate—which first meant "point out"—and punctuation are from Latin punctus, "prick, point"; the present-day meaning comes from the insertion of "points" or dots into written texts to indicate pauses (once called "pointing").
insert, insertion - The Latin elements in- and serere, "to join, plant," are part of insert and insertion.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

insertion - a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted; "with the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told"; "with many insertions in the margins"

insertion - the act of putting one thing into another

movement - the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel"

injection - the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure

perfusion - pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels)

insertion

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insertion

noun

An item inserted, as in a diary, register, or reference book:

Translations

إدْخال

inzerátvložka

indføjelseindskydelse

behelyezésbeillesztés

innskot

vloženie

araya koymasokma

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insertion

[ɪnˈsɜː^rʃ^ən] n

(into text, document) [word, clause] → insertion

insertion

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insert

(inˈsəːt) verb

to put or place (something) in. He inserted the money in the parking meter; An extra chapter has been inserted into the book; They inserted the announcement in the newspaper.

inˈsertion (-ʃən) noun

in·ser·tion

n. inserción.

1. acto de insertar;

2. punto de unión de un músculo y un hueso.