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

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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

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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. Elon Musk:

   This is basically the holy grail of space, the critical breakthrough that's needed for us to become a space-faring civilization is to make space travel like air travel.

2. Ayanna Pressley:

   After experiencing Covid-like symptoms, this morning I received a positive, breakthrough Covid-19 test result, thankfully, my symptoms are relatively mild, and I am grateful to be fully vaccinated and boosted. I am currently isolating and following all health protocols in order to mitigate further spread and keep my loved ones and community safe.

3. Katherine Martinez:

   Only three of them had a breakthrough cardiac event, which means after they were diagnosed and treated, they were still having an event.

4. Chief Financial Officer Martin Hipp:

   OLED has very big potential for the future but I don't see any breakthrough into mass production in the next two years.

5. David Hirschwerk:

   The experience so far is that the vaccine remains highly effective and those who did have breakthrough infections have had very mild and manageable illnesses, this is really what we see each season with the influenza vaccine.

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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
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5. ^ Usage in printed sources
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