penetration

noun

1. an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

   noun.act

   Synonyms incursion

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. clear or deep perception of a situation

   noun.cognition

   Synonyms insight

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. the act of entering into or through something

   noun.act

   Examples

   The penetration of upper management by women.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. the ability to make way into or through something

   noun.attribute

   Examples

   The greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)

   noun.attribute

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman

   noun.act

   Source: WordNet 3.0

7. The act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering; also, the act of mentally penetrating into, or comprehending, anything difficult.

   noun

   Source: webster1913