insertion

UK /ɪnˈsɝʃən/ US /ɪnˈsɝʃən/
noun 4

Definitions

noun

1

The act of inserting, or something inserted.

The surgeon performed the insertion of a pacemaker.

The insertion of new text changed the meaning of the document.

2

The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.

3

The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.

4

The process of going from subcritical to prompt critical.

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