engulfment
- a word derived from engulf.
Example Sentences
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The thick external layer also means that a planetary engulfment would not change a star's composition much since the ingested material would rapidly be diluted -- ruling out the second explanation.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024
Halla, first discovered in 2015 and resembling Jupiter, has added a new wrinkle to the evolving tale of planetary engulfment.
From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2023
“How does the process of engulfment actually happen?”
From Science Magazine • May 3, 2023
Planetary engulfment “is something that is probably common,” says Ricardo Yarza, first author of the new research and a graduate student at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
From Scientific American • Aug. 23, 2022
It was like their abandoning him upon the sand-spit,—to the threatening engulfment of the tide.
From The Boy Slaves by Reid, Mayne
