insertion point

collocation in English

meaningsofinsertionandpoint

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insertion
noun
uk
/ɪnˈsɜː.ʃən/
us
/ɪnˈsɝː.ʃən/
the act of putting something inside something else, or adding something, especially words to ...
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point
noun
uk
/pɔɪnt/
us
/pɔɪnt/
an idea, opinion, or piece of information that is said ...
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(Definition ofinsertionandpointfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinsertion point

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The second mode is used when the manipulator is near or is in contact with theinsertionpoint.
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Also, the payload obscures the operator's view of theinsertionpoint.
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The needle's high torsional stiffness means that any twisting of the needle at theinsertionpointis transmitted to the tip motion.
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As flies were not able to move downwind from theinsertionpoint, the tests measured upwind displacements only.
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The contour lines are determined from theinsertionpointand 'pushed' on a list.
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The current block is the region before theinsertionpointin which possible indentation points are searched.
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The setts were planted at a depth of 100 to 150 mm and the area around theinsertionpointof the sett into the soil was subsequently mulched with straw.
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Using this value of diffusion coefficient a value was found for the time required for detectable quantities of ethanol vapour to diffuse to the sensor probeinsertionpoint.
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It was named for a notch on its coronoid process which most likely was theinsertionpointfor a chewing muscle, the adductor mandibulae externus.
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More specifically, a half-inferior ovary has nearly equal portions of ovary above and below theinsertionpoint.
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A visual inspection is made to check for any rips or tears at the needleinsertionpoint.
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In these taxa, the trochanteric fossa is theinsertionpointfor the puboischiofemoralis externus muscle.
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This site is then described as theinsertionpoint.
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Each inserted character went directly into the document at theinsertionpoint, which was automatically repositioned after the new character. 2.
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It can be used with graphics tablets to seamlessly input handwritten printed text anywhere there was aninsertionpointon the screen.
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Consequently, references and iterators to elements after theinsertionpointbecome invalidated.
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For instance, a one-fifth inferior ovary has approximately one fifth of its length under theinsertionpoint.
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The small unit is flown, by helicopter, to a maritimeinsertionpoint.
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