Penetration and Range

Penetration

Penetration noun - The act of entering into or through something.

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Range and penetration are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Range" instead a noun "Penetration".

Range noun - Open land over which livestock may roam and feed.

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Penetration and range are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Penetration" instead a noun "Range".

Nearby Words: ranged, rangy, ranging

good	good penetration	good range
high	high penetration	high range
low	low penetration	low range
best	best penetration	best range
Other adjectives: better, pitiful, infinite, poor, small, actual, massive, unlimited, great, superior, huge, lower, excellent, decent, less, limited, extra, greater, wide, higher, longer.

But since the VSV and Silenced Revolver aren't available until the player is more than halfway through the game, it's still a fair choice when the alternative stealth approach involves throwing knives, which have limited range and penetration.

Source: Video Game / Metro 2033
Higher frequencies can transmit more data, but don't have the range and building penetration ability that lower frequencies have.

Source: Cell Phones Are Useless
In World of Warships the torpedoes on Tirpitz are similar: you have to get well inside detection range to use them but each one deals damage equivalent to a citadel penetration.

Source: Fan Nickname / World Of Warships

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