Hypertext Webster Gateway: "insertion"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Insertion \In*ser"tion\, n. [L. insertio: cf. F. insertion. See
{Insert}.]
1. The act of inserting; as, the insertion of scions in
stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings.
2. The condition or mode of being inserted or attached; as,
the insertion of stamens in a calyx.
3. That which is set in or inserted, especially a narrow
strip of embroidered lace, muslin, or cambric.
4. (Anat.) The point or part by which a muscle or tendon is
attached to the part to be moved; -- in contradistinction
to its origin.
{Epigynous insertion} (Bot.), the insertion of stamens upon
the ovary.
{Hypogynous insertion} (Bot.), insertion beneath the ovary.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
insertion
n : the act of putting one thing into another [syn: {introduction},
{intromission}]
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