the act of inserting or something that is inserted
2.
a word, sentence, correction, etc, inserted into text, such as a newspaper
3.
a strip of lace, embroidery, etc, between two pieces of material
4. anatomy
the point or manner of attachment of a muscle to the bone that it moves
5. botany
the manner or point of attachment of one part to another
Derived forms
insertional (inˈsertional)
adjective
introduction in British English
(ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən)
noun
1.
the act of introducing or fact of being introduced
2.
a presentation of one person to another or others
3.
a means of presenting a person to another person, group, etc, such as a letter ofintroduction or reference
4.
a preliminary part, as of a book, speech, etc
5. music
a.
an instrumental passage preceding the entry of a soloist, choir, etc
b.
an opening passage in a movement or composition that precedes the main material
6.
something that has been or is introduced, esp something that is not native to an area,country, etc
7.
a basic or elementary work of instruction, reference, etc
8. logic
(qualified by the name of an operation) a syntactic rule specifying the conditions under which a formula or statement containing the specified operator may be derived from others
conjunction-introduction
negation-introduction
Examples of 'intromission' in a sentence
intromission
Males display a stereotypic behaviour right after the intromission that induces females' unreceptivity.
Karsten Seidelmann, Daniel Rolke 2019, 'Advertisement of unreceptivity - Perfume modifications of mason bee females (Osmiabicornis and O. cornuta) and a non-existing antiaphrodisiac.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6502347?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This suggests the possibility of coerced intromission.
William G Eberhard 2002, 'The function of female resistance behavior: Intromission bymale coercion vs. female cooperation in sepsid flies (Diptera: Sepsidae)', <span class="hi rend-i">Revista de Biología Tropical</span>http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442002000200009. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Despite the impression from previous publications, male insects in general may seldom be able to achieve intromission by genitalic force.
William G Eberhard 2002, 'The function of female resistance behavior: Intromission bymale coercion vs. female cooperation in sepsid flies (Diptera: Sepsidae)', <span class="hi rend-i">Revista de Biología Tropical</span>http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442002000200009. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Under the persuasion hypothesis, the male only gains intromission due to an active response of the female.
William G Eberhard 2002, 'The function of female resistance behavior: Intromission bymale coercion vs. female cooperation in sepsid flies (Diptera: Sepsidae)', <span class="hi rend-i">Revista de Biología Tropical</span>http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442002000200009. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)