English Online Dictionary. What means insertion? What does insertion mean?
English
Etymology
From insert + -ion.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɝʃən/
Noun
insertion (countable and uncountable, plural insertions)
- The act of inserting, or something inserted.
- (anatomy) The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.
- (genetics) The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.
- (atomic weapons) The process of going from subcritical to prompt critical.
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “act of inserting”): deletion
- (antonym(s) of “anatomy”): origin
- (antonym(s) of “genetics”): deletion
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Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īnsertiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.sɛʁ.sjɔ̃/
Noun
insertion f (plural insertions)
- insertion
Related terms
- insérer
Further reading
- “insertion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.