penetration vs perception

penetration and perception both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
penetration	Yes	No	No	No
perception	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, perception is a hypernym of penetration; that is, perception is a word with a broader meaning than penetration:

penetration (noun)	perception (noun)
an attack that penetrates into enemy territory	becoming aware of something via the senses
the act of entering into or through something	the process of perceiving
the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman	the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)	a way of conceiving something
the ability to make way into or through something	knowledge gained by perceiving
clear or deep perception of a situation