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Vinony

insertion

noun

  1. band or other shape of lace or embroidery with plain edges allowing it to be inserted between two pieces of fabric
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɝʃən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English insert Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English insertion From insert + -ion.

  1. The act of inserting, or something inserted.

    “The surgeon performed the insertion of a pacemaker.”

    “The insertion of new text changed the meaning of the document.”

  2. The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.
  3. The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.
  4. The process of going from subcritical to prompt critical.