insertion

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of inserting, or something inserted.
2. (countable, uncountable) The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.
3. (countable, uncountable) The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.
4. (countable, uncountable) The process of going from subcritical to prompt critical.

Synonyms

inclusion

introduction

interpolation

incorporation

insert

entering

infiltration

foldout

cut-in

inserting

inset

intromission

buried

coitus

connection

deployment

deposit

deposition

embed

encase

entry

extraction

fixing

gain

gasket

imbedding

import

importation

inbuilt

incision

increment

infix

inlaying

inlet

input

installation

installing

intake

integration

intensification

interference

intermixture

interpenetration

interposition

interspersion

investing

investment

lining

location

mat

Translations

insertion

inserción

inserzione

Einfügung

inserção

introducción

introduzione

introduction

Einwurf

inserció

inserimento

παρεμβολή

καταχώριση

ένθεση

Einführung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈsɝʃən/

Etymology

From insert + -ion.