Penetration

Penetration may refer to:

• Market penetration or brand penetration, the degree to which a product or service is known and/or used
• Penetration depth of light or any electromagnetic radiation.
• Penetration (telecommunications)
• Penetrating trauma
• Penetration (warfare)
• Penetration (weapons), the ability to pierce the target's armor or other protection
• Penetration (firestop), an opening in a wall or floor assembly required to have a fire-resistance rating, for the purpose of accommodating the passage of a mechanical, electrical, or structural penetrant
• In roofing, pipes, conduits, HVAC supports passing through the roof
• In basketball, the ability of a player to drive through the opposition's defense
• In magic, an illusion in which one object appears to pass through another
• Sexual penetration, a term which may mean sexual intercourse in general or,
  • in some jurisdictions, a criminal charge related to various sexual offences

In popular culture

• Penetration (artistic), an artistic strategy
• Penetration (band), a punk rock band
• "Penetration", a song on Iggy and the Stooges' album Raw Power
• "Penetration", a song on Pedro the Lion's album Control
• "Penetration", a song by The Pyramids
• Body of Lies (film), a film formerly known as Penetration

See also

• Penetrator (disambiguation)
• Interpenetration (disambiguation)