insertion

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English insert
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-is
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.

    Pronunciation

    • (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɝʃən/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Noun

    insertion (countable and uncountable, plural insertions)

    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.
      The book contained the insertion of several illustrations.
    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. (atomic weapons) The process of going from subcritical to prompt critical.

    Antonyms

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

    Derived terms

    English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ser- (bind) (0 c, 31 e)

    Translations

    French

    Etymology

      Learned borrowing from Latin īnsertiōnem.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      insertion f (plural insertions)

      1. insertion

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