Definitions for breakthrough
ˈbreɪkˌθrubreak·through

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. discovery, breakthrough, findnoun

   a productive insight

2. breakthroughnoun

   making an important discovery

3. breakthroughnoun

   a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. breakthroughnoun

   An advance through and past enemy lines (or vice versa).

2. breakthroughnoun

   Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.

   Albert Einstein is credited with making some of the greatest breakthroughs in modern physics.

3. breakthroughnoun

   The penetration of the opposition defence

4. breakthroughadjective

   Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.

   a breakthrough technological advance

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1. Breakthrough

   Breakthrough is a song performed by the cast of 2011 American film Lemonade Mouth - formed by Bridgit Mendler, Adam Hicks, Hayley Kiyoko, Naomi Scott and Blake Michael. The song was written Bryan Todd, Maria Christensen, Shridhar Solanki and Adam Hicks and produced by Twin & Bryan Todd. It was released as the album's third and final single, releasing on May 2, 2011 through Walt Disney Records.

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1. breakthrough

   A breakthrough is a significant or sudden advance, discovery, or development in a particular field or situation that provides a solution to a problem or a new understanding of a subject. This can pertain to various areas such as science, technology, medicine, or business. It often involves overcoming obstacles or challenges and can lead to progress or improvement.

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1. • Discovery
   • Insight
   • Penetration

How to pronounce breakthrough?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of breakthrough in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of breakthrough in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of breakthrough in a Sentence

1. Jakob Kern:

   This marks a major humanitarian breakthrough in Syria, but we must remember that one-off and sporadic convoys can only provide temporary relief to hungry, desperate people, people need to eat every single day.

2. Yuri Milner:

   The hardware and the software used in the Breakthrough project will be compatible with other telescopes around the world, so they too can search for intelligent life.

3. Kim Sang-jo:

   Samsung recognises that it has reached its limit on organic growth, and the company is going to turn to acquisitions abroad to achieve a breakthrough.

4. Bill Gates:

   The very first ones are still fairly expensive. It's gon na take time before we get the volume to really take down to the low end of the market, but this is how we bootstrap it, and we got a lot of enthusiasm here that this can be made cheap enough that we can cover Africa, which would not happen without this breakthrough.

5. Sean Tucker:

   What we found is that if you did an oral immunization, you inhibited the ability for that breakthrough to infect other animals.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=breakthrough
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Breakthrough
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakthrough
4. ^ ChatGPT
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