Insertion

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act or process of inserting.
  • n. Something inserted, as an ornamental strip of lace or embroidery inserted between pieces of fabric.
  • n. Anatomy The point or mode of attachment of a skeletal muscle to the bone or other body part that it moves.
  • n. Genetics The addition, as by mutation, of one or more nucleotides to a chromosome.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of inserting, or something inserted.
  • n. The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.
  • n. The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of inserting
  • n. The condition or mode of being inserted or attached.
  • n. That which is set in or inserted, such as a word or passage in a composition, or a narrow strip of embroidered lace, muslin, or cambric.
  • n. The point or part by which a muscle or tendon is attached to the part to be moved; -- in contradistinction to its origin.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A putting in; the act of inserting, or placing, or setting something in or among other things: as, the insertion of a beam in a wall.
  • n. That which is inserted.
  • n. A band of lace or other ornamental material inserted in a plain fabric for decorative purposes. Such bands are often made with both edges alike, and with a certain amount of plain stuff on either side, to allow them to be sewed on strongly.
  • n. Place or manner of attachment.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted
  • n. the act of putting one thing into another
  • Antonym
    origin    deletion   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    content    message    substance    subject-matter   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    panel    insert    inlay    inset   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Cistercian    assertion    coercion    desertion    exertion    reassertion   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    placement    insertions    removal    extraction    omission    deletion    manipulation    modification    edit    replacement