'Ingress' definitions:

Definition of 'ingress'

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noun
(astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse [syn: ingress, immersion] [ant: egress, emersion]
noun
The act of entering; "she made a grand entrance" [syn: entrance, entering, entry, ingress, incoming]

Definition of 'Ingress'

From: GCIDE
  • Ingress \In"gress\, n. [L. ingressus, fr. ingredi. See Ingredient.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. The act of entering; entrance; as, the ingress of air into the lungs. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Power or liberty of entrance or access; means of entering; as, all ingress was prohibited. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Astron.) The entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth in eclipses, the sun's entrance into a sign, etc. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Ingress'

From: GCIDE
  • Ingress \In"gress\, v. i. To go in; to enter. [R.] [1913 Webster]

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