insertion

Noun
Synonyms: interpolationintroductionintromission

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted“with the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told”“with many insertions in the margins”Synonyms: interpolation
  2. the act of putting one thing into anotherSynonyms: introductionintromission
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Insertion \In*ser"tion\, n. [L. insertio: cf. F. insertion. See Insert.] [1913 Webster]

1.The act of inserting; as, the insertion of scions in stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings. [1913 Webster]

2.The condition or mode of being inserted or attached; as, the insertion of stamens in a calyx. [1913 Webster]

3.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; as, there were numerous insertions and corrections to the first draft. [1913 Webster +PJC]

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. [1913 Webster]

Epigynous insertion (Bot.), the insertion of stamens upon the ovary.

Hypogynous insertion (Bot.), insertion beneath the ovary. [1913 Webster]

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