penetration
Getting inside something
Penetration is the act of entering or piercing something.
A bullet's penetration depends on its velocity and the material it strikes.
Sexual penetration refers specifically to insertion into a body cavity.
In military and espionage contexts, penetration means infiltrating enemy territory or organizations: The agency achieved deep penetration of the terrorist network.
Market penetration measures how much of a potential customer base a product has reached.
Right to enter
- ingressAccess or entry right
- breachBreaking of agreement
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
entry · infiltration · insertion · crossing · passage · piercing · barrier · membrane
Portion given out
- segmentationDivision into sections
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- targetingSelecting as objective
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
expansion · adoption · saturation · reach · growth · niche · entry · distribution
Hole-making by rotation
- boringFailing to engage interest
- boreholeDrilled underground passage
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- plungeSudden steep descent
sounding · fathom · excavation · core · mining · submersion · trench · probing
Covert entry into organization
- covertIntentionally concealed
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- spyCovert information gatherer
- moleSubterranean insectivore
intelligence · surveillance · reconnaissance · clandestine · sleeper · counterintelligence · compromise · asset
Mental comprehension of something
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- clarityState of being understandable
- acumenSharpness of mind
perspicacity · analysis · comprehension · grasp · astute · incisive · sharp · keen
Communication or sexual connection
- coitusSexual joining of bodies
- copulationSexual joining of bodies
- sexReproductive category or act
- insertionPlacing something within
consummation · intimacy · mating · procreation · carnal · vaginal · anal · defloration
Passive molecular spreading
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- seepageSlow fluid escape
- saturationState of complete permeation
percolation · capillarity · soaking · leaching · suffusion · dispersion · pores · membrane
Protective combat covering
- bulletFired metal projectile
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- roundCurved like circle
- velocityDirected rate of motion
caliber · kinetic · impact · wound · shrapnel · ammunition · trajectory · fragmentation
access
Right to enter
intrusion · entry · infiltration · insertion · crossing · passage · piercing · barrier · membrane · perimeter
share
Portion given out
- segmentationDivision into sections
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- targetingSelecting as objective
demographics · expansion · adoption · saturation · reach · growth · niche · entry · distribution · awareness
drilling
Hole-making by rotation
- boringFailing to engage interest
- boreholeDrilled underground passage
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
plunge · sounding · fathom · excavation · core · mining · submersion · trench · probing · puncture
infiltration
Covert entry into organization
- covertIntentionally concealed
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- spyCovert information gatherer
mole · intelligence · surveillance · reconnaissance · clandestine · sleeper · counterintelligence · compromise · asset · handler
understanding
Mental comprehension of something
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- clarityState of being understandable
acumen · perspicacity · analysis · comprehension · grasp · astute · incisive · sharp · keen · profound
intercourse
Communication or sexual connection
- coitusSexual joining of bodies
- copulationSexual joining of bodies
- sexReproductive category or act
insertion · consummation · intimacy · mating · procreation · carnal · vaginal · anal · defloration · union
diffusion
Passive molecular spreading
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- seepageSlow fluid escape
saturation · percolation · capillarity · soaking · leaching · suffusion · dispersion · pores · membrane · pervasion
armor
Protective combat covering
- bulletFired metal projectile
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- roundCurved like circle
velocity · caliber · kinetic · impact · wound · shrapnel · ammunition · trajectory · fragmentation · munition
- ballisticsballistics, bullet, bullet drop, cartridge, trajectory
- wound ballisticsentry wound, exit wound, bullet trajectory, tissue damage, cavitation
- blackjackblackjack, 21, twenty-one, hit, stand
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- breachesbreach, security breach, data breach, rupture, violation
penetrationwithdrawal
Act of taking away
extraction · exit · departure · egress · removal
penetrationobtuseness
Slowness to understand
shallowness · superficiality · dullness · denseness · shortsightedness
- penetrating stareIntensely focused, probing look
- penetrating oilFluid that loosens corrosion
- deep penetrationEntry far into something
- penetration testingAuthorized security vulnerability assessment
- penetration pricingLow initial prices strategy
- penetration testAuthorized security vulnerability assessment