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Webster 1913 Edition
Insertion
1.
The act of inserting;
as, the
insertion
of scions in stocks; the insertion
of words or passages in writings.2.
The condition or mode of being inserted or attached;
as, the
. insertion
of stamens in a calyx4.
(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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Insertion
INSER'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of setting or placing in or among other things; as the insertion of cions in stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings; the insertion of notices or essays in a public paper; the insertion of vessels, tendons, &c. in other parts of the body.2.
The thing inserted.