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   insertion

   /ɪnˈsəːʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of inserting something: "he didn't notice the insertion of the envelope into his pocket" Similar introductionintroducingputtingplacinginstallingfittingpositioninglodgingsliding
   • ▪ the placing of a spacecraft or satellite into an orbit or trajectory.
   • ▪ the addition of extra DNA or RNA into a section of genetic material.
   • 2. an amendment or addition inserted in a text: "omissions and insertions which do not affect the sense"
   • ▪ each appearance of an advertisement in a newspaper or periodical.
   • ▪ an ornamental section of cloth or needlework inserted into a garment.
   • 3. the place or manner of attachment of an organ: "close to the point of leaf insertion"
   • ▪ the place or manner of attachment of a muscle to the part which it moves: "the names of the muscles and their insertions on the eyeball"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in insertion (sense 2)): from late Latin insertio(n-), from Latin inserere (see insert).

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   What does the term 'insertion' mean?

   • The term 'insertion' refers to the act of inserting. It can also mean something that is inserted. In Botany and Zoology, it refers to the place or manner of attachment of a muscle to the part it moves or a leaf to a stem, or the part of the structure that is attached. In the context of lace, embroidery, or similar materials, it refers to the part that is sewn between other materials.

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   What is an example of an insertion?

   • An insertion is something that’s put into something else. It can be used literally to describe, for example, the insertion of a page in a binder, but it also can be used more figuratively. For example, the insertion of the president into office happens every four years.

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   What is an insertion in the middle of a paragraph?

   • an insertion in the middle of a paragraph. Botany, Zoology. 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. lace, embroidery, or the like, to be sewn at each edge between parts of other material. Aerospace. injection ( def 6 ).

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   What is a deleterious insertion model?

   • Under the ' deleterious ' model, element insertions disrupt gene function and therefore decrease organism fitness. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

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   Which conditions guarantee successful insertions?

   • The conditions which guarantee successful insertions can be obtained from the jamming diagrams. Substitutions seem to top the list in spelling errors whereas omissions and insertions are more common in typos. The septal leaflet has cordal insertions to the septum.

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   noun. the act of inserting: the insertion of a coin in a vending machine. something inserted: an insertion in the middle of a paragraph. Botany, Zoology. 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.

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   1. the act of inserting or something that is inserted. 2. a word, sentence, correction, etc, inserted into text, such as a newspaper. 3. a strip of lace, embroidery, etc, between two pieces of material. 4. anatomy. the point or manner of attachment of a muscle to the bone that it moves. 5. botany.

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   1. the act of inserting. 2. something inserted. 3. Bot., Zool. a. the place or manner of attachment, as of a muscle to the part it moves or a leaf to a stem. b. the part of the structure that is attached. 4. lace, embroidery, or the like, to be sewn between parts of other material. 5. injection (def. 4).

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   1. : something that is inserted: such as. a. : the part of a muscle that inserts. b. : the mode or place of attachment of an organ or part. c. : embroidery or needlework inserted as ornament between two pieces of fabric. d. : a section of genetic material that is inserted into an existing gene sequence. 2. a. : the act or process of inserting. b.

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   An insertion is something that’s put into something else. It can be used literally to describe, for example, the insertion of a page in a binder, but it also can be used more figuratively. For example, the insertion of the president into office happens every four years.