insertion
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɝʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun[edit]
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.
- With a nuclear bomb, the process of going from subcritical to prompt critical.
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of “act of inserting”): deletion
- (antonym(s) of “anatomy”): origin
- (antonym(s) of “genetics”): deletion
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
act of inserting, or something inserted
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addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin īnsertiōnem.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
insertion f (plural insertions)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “insertion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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