insertion

insert +‎ -ion

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈsɝʃən/

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insertion (countable and uncountable, plural insertions)

1. The act of inserting, or something inserted.
2. (anatomy) The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.
3. (genetics) The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.
4. With a nuclear bomb, the process of going from subcritical to prompt critical.

• (antonym(s) of “act of inserting”): deletion
• (antonym(s) of “anatomy”): origin
• (antonym(s) of “genetics”): deletion

Borrowed from Latin īnsertiōnem.

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.sɛʁ.sjɔ̃/

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insertion f (plural insertions)

1. insertion

• insérer

• “insertion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.