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penetration vs depth

depth vs penetration

penetration and depth both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
penetration Yes No No No
depth Yes No No No
As nouns, depth is a hypernym of penetration; that is, depth is a word with a broader meaning than penetration:
  • penetration: the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)
  • depth: the extent downward or backward or inward
Other hypernyms of penetration include deepness.
penetration (noun) depth (noun)
an attack that penetrates into enemy territory the extent downward or backward or inward
the act of entering into or through something degree of psychological or intellectual profundity
the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman the attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense
the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target) the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
the ability to make way into or through something (usually plural) a low moral state
clear or deep perception of a situation
Difference between penetration and depth

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