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penetration vs breakthrough

breakthrough vs penetration

penetration and breakthrough both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
penetration Yes No No No
breakthrough Yes No No No
As nouns, breakthrough is a hyponym of penetration; that is, breakthrough is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than penetration:
  • penetration: an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
  • breakthrough: a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense
Other hyponyms of penetration include interpenetration, invasion, infiltration, foray, maraud, raid.
penetration (noun) breakthrough (noun)
an attack that penetrates into enemy territory a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense
the act of entering into or through something making an important discovery
the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman a productive insight
the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)
the ability to make way into or through something
clear or deep perception of a situation
Difference between penetration and breakthrough

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