- penetration
- In land operations, a form of offensive which seeks to break through the enemy
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pénétration — [ penetrasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1370; lat. penetratio 1 ♦ Mouvement par lequel un corps matériel pénètre dans un autre. Pénétration par osmose. Pénétration dans le corps d un germe infectieux. ⇒ introduction, intromission. Force de pénétration d un… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Penetration — Penetration британская панк группа, образовавшаяся в 1976 году в Феррихилле, графство Дарем, Англия, и заимствовавшая название у одной из песен Игги Попа. Penetration распались в 1980 году и реформировались в новом составе в 2001.[1] «Don’t … Википедия
Penetration — can refer to:* Sexual penetration * Market penetration, the degree to which a product or service is known and/or used * Penetration (telecommunications) * Penetration (firestop), an opening in a wall or floor assembly required to have a fire… … Wikipedia
penetration — pen‧e‧tra‧tion [ˌpenˈtreɪʆn] noun [uncountable] MARKETING 1. when a product starts to be sold in a new area or to a new group of people: • our successful penetration of overseas oil and gas markets 2. how much of a particular market one company … Financial and business terms
Penetration — (lat. penetrare „eindringen, durchdringen“) steht für: Penetration (Militärtechnik), in der Militärtechnik das Eindringen von Projektilen in Panzerungen Penetration (Band), eine britische Punkband Penetration (Pharmazie), in der Pharmazie das… … Deutsch Wikipedia
penetration — Penetration. sub. f. v. La vertu & l action de penetrer. L activité & la penetration du Mercure est telle que .... Il se dit aussi, en termes de Theologie, De l action d un corps qui en penetre un autre, de telle sorte qu ils occupent tous deux… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Penetration — Pen e*tra tion, n. [L. penetratio: cf. F. p[ e]n[ e]tration.] 1. The act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering; also, the act of mentally penetrating into, or comprehending, anything difficult. [1913 Webster] And to each in ward part,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Penetration — Penetration. См. Проникновение. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
Penetration — (lat.), das »Durchdringen« der Gase durch dünne Membranen … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
penetration — index comprehension, encroachment, entrance, incursion, inflow, infusion, insertion, insight, judgment ( … Law dictionary
penetration — c.1600, from L. penetrationem (nom. penetratio) a penetrating or piercing, from penetrare (see PENETRATE (Cf. penetrate)). The sexual sense is attested from 1610s … Etymology dictionary
