Definition of ingress Ingress

in•gress

We found 16 definitions of ingress from 5 different sources.

What does ingress mean?

Noun Plural: ingresses
ingress - (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse
		immersion
		emersion, egress the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
		disappearance the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
		eclipse, occultation one celestial body obscures another
		astronomy, uranology the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
ingress - the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance"
		entrance, entering, entry, incoming
		arrival accomplishment of an objective
		incursion the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers); "the incursion of television into the American living room"
		intrusion entrance by force or without permission or welcome
		irruption a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in; "the recent irruption of bad manners"
		entree the act of entering; "she made a graceful entree into the ballroom"
		enrolment, enrollment, registration the act of enrolling
		penetration the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women"

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ingress (Noun)
The act of entering.
ingress (Noun)
Permission to enter.
ingress (Noun)
A door or other means of entering.
ingress (Noun)
The entrance of the Moon into the shadow of the Earth in eclipses, or the Sun's entrance into a sign, etc.
ingress (Verb)
To intrude or insert oneself.
ingress (Verb)
To enter.
ingress (Verb)
To enter into a zodiacal sign.
ingress (Verb)
To manifest or cause to be manifested in the temporal world; to effect ingression.

ingress (n.)
The act of entering; entrance; as, the ingress of air into the lungs.
ingress (n.)
Power or liberty of entrance or access; means of entering; as, all ingress was prohibited.
ingress (n.)
The entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth in eclipses, the sun's entrance into a sign, etc.
ingress (v. i.)
To go in; to enter.