Definition of Penetrations

1. Noun. (plural of penetration) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Penetrations

1. penetration [n] - See also: penetration

Lexicographical Neighbors of Penetrations

penetratees
penetrates
penetratest
penetrating
penetrating injury
penetrating keratoplasty
penetrating trauma
penetrating ulcer
penetrating wound
penetratingly
penetratingness
penetration bomb
penetration test
penetration tests
penetrations (current term)
penetrative
penetratively
penetrativeness
penetrator
penetrators
penetrometer
penetrometers
penfieldite
penfish
penfishes
penfluridol
penfold
penfolds

Literary usage of Penetrations

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text-book of the History of Architecture by Alfred Dwight Foster Hamlin (1902)
"It is obvious that where a narrow semi-cylindrical vault inter -sects a wide one, it produces either what are called penetrations, as at a (Fig. ..."

2. Home Energy Projects: An Energy Conservation Guide for Do-It-Yourselfers by DIANE Publishing Company, Jeffrey S. Tiller (1996)
"... penetrations through walls, ceilings, and floors for piping, wiring, or ductwork are unsealed. • Typical Costs and Savings Materials: $2 to $7/caulk ..."

3. The American Vignola by William Robert Ware (1906)
"23 A. penetrations.—Plate VIII.—A groined vault can be lighted by windows set high up in the walls under the vaults, as in Fig. 23 A, and these may be made ..."

4. Containment Performance of Prototypical Reactor Containments Subjected to ...by E. W. Klamerus by E. W. Klamerus (2000)
"They are also commonly used on refueling tube penetrations to accommodate ... Since fuel transfer tube penetrations are often located at relatively low ..."

5. Mechanical Drawing for High Schools by Berthe E. Spink, Percy Haydn Sloan, Albert Wesley Evans, Carl Durand, Frederick William Zimmermann (1910)
"penetrations—Problems, practical— method 1-A, barn roofs 77 Projection, cabinet, definition and explanation of .87-88 method 2-A, spire with dormers 78 ..."

6. Handbook for the Seismic Evaluation of Existing Buildings (1993)
"423 BEAM penetrations: All openings in frame-beam webs have a depth less than 1/4 ... Members with large penetrations may not be able to develop the yield ..."

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