penetration

Penetration ( lat. Penetrare "to penetrate, to penetrate") stands for:

• Penetration (military technology) , in military technology the penetration of projectiles into armor
• Penetration (band) , a British punk band
• Penetration (pharmacology) , in pharmacology the penetration of substances into cells or tissue
• Penetration (medicine) , in medicine the penetration of objects, germs, tumors, body parts in general into the body and within the body into neighboring organs and regions
• Penetration (technology) , in technology the penetration of a geometrically and materially defined foreign body into a semi-solid mass or a tool through an obstacle
• Penetrated system , in political science a state that is strongly influenced by another
• When pouring, the penetration of the melt into the molding sand, see pourability # penetration tendency
• a characteristic value of separation and separation processes, see degree of separation #Definition

The term stands for:

• Intercourse , in sexuality the penetration into a body opening
• Penetration test (IT) , security analysis of a system (computer, networks) by means of a test
• Penetration strategy to launch a new product with a very low price
• Introduction of DNA into a cell or a bacterium by viruses
• Penetration of a sperm into the egg cell and penetration of the zona pellucida
• unsteady diffusion of a substance over a phase interface, see mass transfer
• Infiltration or creeping into an opposing organization, see Mole (Agent)

See also:

Wiktionary: Penetration  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

• Penetrance

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