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Noun penetration has 6 senses

penetration, incursion - an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
--₁ is a kind of attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
--₁ has particulars:
interpenetration; breakthrough; invasion; infiltration; foray, raid, maraud
penetration, insight - clear or deep perception of a situation
--₂ is a kind of perception

Derived form: verb penetrate₂
penetration - the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women"
--₃ is a kind of entrance, entering, entry, ingress, incoming
--₃ has particulars: interpenetration, permeation; market penetration
penetration - the ability to make way into or through something; "the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries"
--₄ is a kind of ability

Derived form: verb penetrate₅
penetration - the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)
--₅ is a kind of depth
penetration - the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman
--₆ is a kind of sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, congress, sexual relation, relation, carnal knowledge

Derived form: verb penetrate₆