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noun

Insertion n.

The act of inserting; as, the insertion of scions in stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings.

The condition or mode of being inserted or attached; as, the insertion of stamens in a calyx.

That which is set in or inserted, such as a word or passage in a composition, or a narrow strip of embroidered lace, muslin, or cambric; as, there were numerous insertions and corrections to the first draft.

(Anat.) The point or part by which a muscle or tendon is attached to the part to be moved; in contradistinction to its origin.

Epigynous insertion (Bot.), the insertion of stamens upon the ovary.

Hypogynous insertion (Bot.), insertion beneath the ovary.

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... and Friars, thus, showing that the Inquisition had, during the interval, established itself as the recognized instrumentality in the prosecution of heresy, and the next year he repeated Innocent's emphatic order to the Inquisitors to enforce the insertion of his legislation and that of his predecessors upon the statute books everywhere, with the free use ...

— The Inquisition - A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church • E. Vacandard

... production of call-notes indicates the great importance which she attaches to this function. The music in the males of the Acridiidae is produced by the scraping of the long hind thighs against the horny nervures of the outer edges of the wing-cases; a drum- shaped organ placed in a cavity near the insertion of the thighs being adapted to give resonance to ...

— The Naturalist on the River Amazons • Henry Walter Bates

... the Austrian front line, but admirably protected by the configuration of the ground from enemy fire. An Italian drilling machine was at work here, operated by compressed air, drilling holes in the rock for the insertion of dynamite charges, and, by means of gradual blasting, gun pits and cartridge recesses and dug-outs were being created in the stubborn rock. Here a heavy thunderstorm broke and we sheltered in the Headquarters of an Italian ...

— With British Guns in Italy - A Tribute to Italian Achievement • Hugh Dalton

... pas permis de s'enquerir du nom de ceux qui ecrivent dans la presse anglaise. Mais si a vous le nom de l'auteur etait connu, dans ce cas-ci, cher Monsieur Reeve, et si vous appreniez aussi a qui est due l'insertion de cet article, je vous serais tres reconnaissant (dans le cas toutefois ou vous le jugerez convenable) de faire connaitre a l'une et a l'autre de ces personnes combien j'en ai ete ...

— Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. - In Two Volumes. VOL. II. • John Knox Laughton

... you that a committee has been appointed in the House of Representatives to inquire into the official conduct of Judge Chace. Peters is associated with him, but he is not the object, and the insertion of his name was accidental. This inquiry, as is obvious, is with a view to an impeachment. If it result in an impeachment, and an immediate trial be had, Congress will sit till May or June. ...

— Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Complete • Matthew L. Davis

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