insertion
Pluralinsertions
- 1The act of putting something into something else, or the thing that is put in.
Like sliding a card into a slot in a door.
The insertion of a coin starts the machine.
He added a quick insertion to his letter at the last minute.
Similaraddition, introduction, inclusion, inset
Oppositeremoval, deletion, extraction
- 2The place where a muscle attaches to the bone it moves.
Like the end of a rope tied to a door: pulling that end is what swings the door open.
The muscle's insertion is on the lower arm bone.
Doctors examined the insertion where the tendon meets the bone.
Similarattachment
Oppositeorigin
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- 3A change in DNA where an extra building block is added.
Like adding an extra letter into a word, which can change everything that comes after.
An insertion in the gene caused the protein to form incorrectly.
Scientists found a tiny insertion in the DNA sample.
Oppositedeletion
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- 4The change that takes nuclear material from inactive to ready to explode.
Scientists studied how the nuclear core behaved during insertion in the bomb test.
A fast insertion is needed for the weapon to work.
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Origin
It comes from the word "insert" plus the ending "-ion".