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語源

From insert +‎ -ion.

発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /ɪnˈsɝʃən/

名詞

insertion (countable and uncountable, plural insertions)

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.

   {{ux|en|The book contained the insertion of several illustrations.}

2. (anatomy) The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.
3. (genetics) The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.
4. (atomic weapons) The process of going from subcritical to prompt critical.

反意語

• (antonym(s) of “act of inserting”): deletion
• (antonym(s) of “anatomy”): origin
• (antonym(s) of “genetics”): deletion

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