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PRONUNCIATION OF PENETRATIVE

penetrative  [ˈpɛnɪtrətɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENETRATIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Penetrative is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PENETRATIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of penetrative in the English dictionary

The first definition of penetrative in the dictionary is sharp, acute, piercing. Other definition of penetrative is having or showing intelligence and understanding; insightful. Penetrative is also denoting sexual activity in which a man inserts his penis into the vagina or anus of his partner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENETRATIVE


administrative
ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv
arbitrative
ˈɑːbɪtrətɪv
collaborative
kəˈlæbərətɪv
commemorative
kəˈmɛmərətɪv
comparative
kəmˈpærətɪv
cooperative
kəʊˈɒpərətɪv
decorative
ˈdɛkərətɪv
demonstrative
dɪˈmɒnstrətɪv
figurative
ˈfɪɡərətɪv
illustrative
ˈɪləstrətɪv
imperative
ɪmˈpɛrətɪv
interpenetrative
ˌɪntəˈpɛnɪtrətɪv
lucrative
ˈluːkrətɪv
lustrative
ˈlʌstrətɪv
ministrative
ˈmɪnɪstrətɪv
narrative
ˈnærətɪv
non-penetrative
ˌnɒnˈpɛnɪtrətɪv
operative
ˈɒpərətɪv
remonstrative
rɪˈmɒnstrətɪv
undemonstrative
ˌʌndɪˈmɒnstrətɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENETRATIVE

peneplanation
peneplane
penes
penetrability
penetrable
penetrableness
penetrably
penetralia
penetralian
penetrance
penetrancy
penetrant
penetrate
penetrating
penetratingly
penetration
penetratively
penetrativeness
penetrator
penetrometer

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENETRATIVE

active
alternative
conservative
creative
cumulative
derivative
in the negative
indicative
informative
initiative
innovative
investigative
legislative
native
negative
qualitative
quantitative
relative
representative
sales representative
tentative

Synonyms and antonyms of penetrative in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «penetrative» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENETRATIVE

Find out the translation of penetrative to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of penetrative from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «penetrative» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

渗透
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

con penetración
570 millions of speakers

English

penetrative
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छेदक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مخترق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пробивной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

penetração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অন্তর্ভেদী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pénétrant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penembusan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

penetrant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

浸透性の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감명
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penetrative
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hiểu rỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஊடுருவுதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आत प्रवेश करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

delici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

penetrazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przenikliwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пробивний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

penetrante
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διεισδυτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

penetrerende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

penetrerande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjennomslags
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of penetrative

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENETRATIVE»

The term «penetrative» is regularly used and occupies the 105.626 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENETRATIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about penetrative

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENETRATIVE»

Discover the use of penetrative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to penetrative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Turbulent Penetrative Convection
This book deals with unsteady convection developing under the action of buoyancy source in a stably stratified fluid.
Sergei Sergeevǐc Zilitinkevǐc, Brian Henderson-Sellers, 1991
2
Contributions to Crustal Evolution of the Southwestern ...
the western Transverse Ranges, we suggest that penetrative strain contributed measurably to regional shortening in the Ventura basin. Our results suggest that penetrative strain needs to be incorporated into balanced cross sections, at all ...
Andrew Barth, 2002
3
Process Grammar: The Basis of Morphology: The Basis of ...
In this section, we have defined: Zone-of-influence restriction of a penetrative process that breaks-through a compressive process. In fact, we have described the effect of the scenario on both types of compressive process. In the case of a ...
Michael Leyton, 2012
4
Convection in Fluids: A Rational Analysis and Asymptotic ...
There are various ways toobtain the penetrative effect of convection. First, if one assumes (as Veronis does in [70]) that the equation of state is no longer linear in the temperature, one introduces a 'non-Boussinesq' effect. A second way is to ...
Radyadour Kh. Zeytounian, 2009
5
11. Symposium "Tektonik, Struktur- und Kristallingeologie": ...
The. role. of. penetrative. deformation. in. orogenic. processes. An. example. from . the. Eastern. Cordillera. of. Colombia. Vortrag. Andrés Mora1 Mauricio Parra1 Manfred Strecker1 The Lower Cretaceous units of the Eastern Cordillera of ...
Sonja Phillipp, 2006
6
Cloud Dynamics: Proceedings of a Symposium Held at the Third ...
Gaussian distributions. As the penetrative downdraft contains an unsaturated core and since most of the evaporation may occur away from the central axis, such a distribution may not be maintained and geometric similarity should break down ...
Ernest M. Agee, Tomio Asai, 1982
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The Brittle-Ductile Transition in Rocks: The Heard Volume
HYDROLYTIC WEAKENING AND PENETRATIVE DEFORMATION WITHIN A NATURAL SHEAR ZONE Andreas K. Kronenberg Geophysics Department/ Center for Tectonophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843 Paul ...
A. G. Duba, Hugh Corey Heard, 1990
8
Bakhtin and Religion: A Feeling for Faith
Perhaps not, Coates suggests, and she finds hope in Bakhtin's focus upon a particular type of dialogue between characters, namely his emphasis upon the penetrative word. As Coates observes, Bakhtin defines the penetrative word twice: "the ...
Susan M. Felch, Paul J. Contino, 2001
9
Criminal Law: Text, Cases, and Materials
The special symbolism of penetrative violation is closely associated, in our culture, with the special symbolism of penetrative sexual activity. That latter symbolism may be overromanticized. It may come of an aspiration to an impossible perfect ...
Jonathan Herring, 2014
10
Advances in Turbulence XI: Proceedings of the 11th EUROMECH ...
Antonio Cenedese1, Valentina Dore2, and Monica Moroni3 DITS -"Sapienza" University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184, Rome (Italy) The phenomenon of penetrative convection in a stably stratified fluid has been reproduced in ...
J. M. L. M. Palma, A. Silva Lopes, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENETRATIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term penetrative is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Arsenal's Demolition of Lyon Shows They Should Cope Without …
In Alexis' absence, Arsenal need a wide man with penetrative dribbling power, and the Ox could be the man to provide it. Having missed most ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
2
The Ashes: Don't underestimate Mitch Marsh's bowling
Granted, he had not proved penetrative to that point and would have to get used to operating on lifeless surfaces. Yet he had impressed me ... «The Roar, Jul 15»
3
Child porn investigators are "overwhelmed by a tsunami of filth …
"What was there was serious and involved penetrative acts on children." Mr Fenny did not outline the abuse in detail, depicted in 130 still ... «Bristol Post, Jul 15»
4
US edges Japan in Pacific Cup
The Wallabies, who lost to the Pumas at the same venue last year, were more penetrative in attack and stronger in defence, with the home side ... «The Japan News, Jul 15»
5
Australia crush Pumas, set up New Zealand decider
The Wallabies, who lost to the Pumas at the same venue last year, were more penetrative in attack and stronger in defence on Saturday, ... «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Jul 15»
6
Sserunkuma earns KCC ticket to last eight | 2015 CECAFA Kagame …
Ssenkumba would have doubled that lead in the 61st minute; Ivan Ntege was the provider in one of those rare penetrative moves the team ... «Kawowo Sports, Jul 15»
7
Haphazard Sri Lanka look to derail Pakistan surge
... and five of the top wicket-takers in the series. Malinga has actually been Sri Lanka's most penetrative bowler, with four wickets at 61.50. «Pakistan Today, Jul 15»
8
Azam thump Adama City to top group
Ssenkumba would have doubled that lead in the 61st minute; Ivan Ntege was the provider in one of those rare penetrative moves the team ... «Daily News, Jul 15»
9
Most Obvious Study Ever Declares Women Like Sex on Vacation
... scenarios as sober and drunk penetrative and non-penetrative sex, protected and unprotected sex and sex with casual and steady partners. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
10
Public health warns syphilis on the rise in Ottawa
... is that it is highly infectious and can be spread through sexual contact that is not penetrative, meaning condoms don't necessarily prevent it. «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Penetrative [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/penetrative>. Apr 2024 ».
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