Definition of insertion

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Insertion (n.) The act of inserting; as, the insertion of scions in stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings..

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Interpunction :: Interpunction (n.) The insertion of points between word or sentences; punctuation.
Insertion :: Insertion (n.) The condition or mode of being inserted or attached; as, the insertion of stamens in a calyx..
Ineye :: Ineye (v. t.) To ingraft, as a tree or plant, by the insertion of a bud or eye; to inoculate..
Embolism :: Embolism (n.) Intercalation; the insertion of days, months, or years, in an account of time, to produce regularity; as, the embolism of a lunar month in the Greek year..
Into :: Into (prep.) Indicating insertion; as, to infuse more spirit or animation into a composition..
Tenon :: Tenon (v. t.) To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber..
Reinsertion :: Reinsertion (n.) The act of reinserting.
Intercalation :: Intercalation (n.) The insertion or introduction of anything among others, as the insertion of a phrase, line, or verse in a metrical composition; specif. (Geol.), the intrusion of a bed or layer between other layers..
Transplantation :: Transplantation (n.) The removal of tissues from a healthy part, and the insertion of them in another place where there is a lesion; as, the transplantation of tissues in autoplasty..
Acupuncture :: Acupuncture (n.) The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes.
Epenthesis :: Epenthesis (n.) The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word; as, the b in nimble from AS. n/mol..
Insition :: Insition (n.) The insertion of a scion in a stock; ingraftment.
Inlay :: Inlay (v. t.) To lay within; hence, to insert, as pieces of pearl, iviry, choice woods, or the like, in a groundwork of some other material; to form an ornamental surface; to diversify or adorn with insertions..
Insertion :: Insertion (n.) That which is set in or inserted, especially a narrow strip of embroidered lace, muslin, or cambric..
Interpolate :: Interpolate (v. t.) To alter or corrupt by the insertion of new or foreign matter; especially, to change, as a book or text, by the insertion of matter that is new, or foreign to the purpose of the author..
Nib :: Nib (n.) The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder..
Involution :: Involution (n.) The insertion of one or more clauses between the subject and the verb, in a way that involves or complicates the construction..
Graft :: Graft (n.) To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon..
Intromission :: Intromission (n.) The act of sending in or of putting in; insertion.
Insertion :: Insertion (n.) The act of inserting; as, the insertion of scions in stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings..
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