insertion
noun
- the manner or place of attachment, as of an organ.
- attachment of a part or organ, with special reference to the site or manner of such attachment.
Origin of insertion
Related Words for insertion
injection, infusion, introduction, inclusion, interjection, interpolationExamples from the Web for insertion
Contemporary Examples of insertion
Not only did the insertion work, the extra base pair was kept by offspring of the original bacterium.
And the insertion of technology into clothes raises a host of potential problems: what if you outgrow the shirt?
Worst of all would be the insertion of U.S. conventional forces in large numbers.
I thought it was this interesting way of creating this insertion to the architecture of his own book.
Historical Examples of insertion
It, unfortunately, arrived too late for insertion at p. 129.
The Works of Aphra BehnAphra Behn
Regularity of insertion is just as important as clever phrasing.
The Clock that Had no HandsHerbert Kaufman
Radix: base of wings, and their point of insertion; see pteropega.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
He requested the insertion of a G-sharp between, thus completing his triad.
The Shadow WorldHamlin Garland
The Composer, however, observed the hiatus, and directed the insertion of two rests.
The Shadow WorldHamlin Garland