American English pronunciation

How to pronounce insertion

IPA transcription: [,ɪn'sɚʃən]

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Noun

  • a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted

    “with the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told”

    “with many insertions in the margins”

  • the act of putting one thing into another

Usage examples

  • It is perforated, near its insertion, by the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle.
  • If the resulting number is less than unity, an "insertion loss" is indicated.
  • Automatic insertion provides better reproducibility and time-optimization.
  • Needle lace is also used to create the fillings or insertions in cutwork.
  • Alcohols, ketones, and aldehydes are oxygenated by electrophilic insertion as well.
  • It has a slightly different origin, insertion and function in males and females.
  • However, computer problems prevented orbital insertion from occurring.
  • The essays are alphabetical, with a few artistic insertions and juxtapositions.