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implantation

  • /ɪmplɑːnˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ UK

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Middle French implantation.

noun implantations

  1. countable, uncountable The way in which an organ, bone, muscle etc. becomes inserted into its set place.
  2. countable, uncountable Planting; securing a plant etc. into the ground.
  3. countable, uncountable The introduction of a notion, idea or thought into someone's mind.
  4. countable, uncountable The act of inserting a medical implant.
  5. countable, uncountable The attachment of the fertilized ovum to the uterus wall.
  6. countable, uncountable The insertion of ions into the crystal structure of another material through ion bombardment.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: plant, transplant, planting, nest, penetration, siting, roll-out, implement, construction, encampment, insertion, emplacement, implant, location, rollout, placement

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noun anatomy: way an organ becomes inserted into its place

Españolimplantación
Françaisimplantation
DeutschImplantation
Românăimplantare
Русскийимпланта́ция implantácija

noun securing of a plant

Portuguêsplantação, plantio

noun introduction of an idea

Españolimplantación
Portuguêsimplantação
Françaisimplantation

noun surgery: act of inserting an implant

Portuguêsimplantação
Françaisimplantation
DeutschImplantation
Românăimplantare, implantație, implantări
Русскийимпланта́ция implantácija

noun embryology: attachment of fertilized ovum

Portuguêsimplantação, nidação
Françaisimplantation
Românăimplantare embrională, implantare de embrion

noun physics: insertion of ions into crystal structure

Portuguêsimplantação de íons
Françaisimplantation
Românăimplantare, inserție ionică

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"implantation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/implantation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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implantation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/implantation

Chicago

"implantation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/implantation.

BibTeX
@misc{implantation_2026,
  title = {implantation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/implantation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}