insertion
English
Etymology
insert + -ion
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɝʃən/
Audio (Berkshire, UK) (file)
Noun
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
- (act of inserting): deletion
- (anatomy): origin
- (genetics): deletion
Derived terms
- leaf insertion
- microinsertion
Related terms
English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ser- (bind) (0 c, 22 e)
Translations
act of inserting, or something inserted
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addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome
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French
Etymology
From Latin īnsertiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.sɛʁ.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file)
Noun
insertion f (plural insertions)
- insertion
Related terms
- insérer
Further reading
- “insertion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.