Penetration
Pronunciation : Pen"e*tra`tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. penetratio: cf. F. p?n?tration.]
Definition : 1. The act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering; also, the act of mentally penetrating into, or comprehending, anything difficult. And to each in ward part, With gentle penetration, though unseen, Shoots invisible virtue even to the deep. Milton. A penetration into the difficulties of algebra. Watts.
2. Acuteness; insight; sharp discoverment; sagacity; as, a person of singular penetration. Walpole.
Syn. -- Discernment; sagacity; acuteness; sharpness; discrimination. See Discernment, and Sagacity.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913