1. the action of putting something into something else
2. something that is inserted, especially text added to a document
3. the point where a muscle is attached to a bone that moves when the muscle contracts
Usage: anatomy

Examples

• The insertion of the key into the lock was smooth.
• She made several insertions to improve the essay.
• The newspaper published a correction as an insertion in the next edition.
• The surgeon performed the insertion of the medical device carefully.
• The muscle’s insertion point determines how the bone will move.
• The insertion of new data into the database took several minutes.
• He marked the insertion points for the additional paragraphs.