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   In·ser·tion

   /inˈsərSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of inserting something: "the insertion of a line or two into the script" Similar introductionintroducingputtingplacinginstallingfittingpositioninglodgingsliding
   • ▪ the placing of a spacecraft or satellite into an orbit or trajectory.
   • ▪ the addition of extra DNA or RNA into a section of genetic material.
   • 2. an amendment or addition inserted in a text: "omissions and insertions which do not affect the sense"
   • ▪ each appearance of an advertisement in a newspaper or periodical.
   • ▪ an ornamental section of cloth or needlework inserted into the plain material of a garment.
   • 3. the manner or place of attachment of an organ: "close to the point of leaf insertion"
   • ▪ the manner or place of attachment of a muscle to the part that it moves: "the names of the muscles and their insertions on the eyeball"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in insertion (sense 2)): from late Latin insertio(n-), from Latin inserere (see insert).

   Scrabble Points: 9

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