entrain
1[ en-treyn ]
/ ɛnˈtreɪn /
verb (used without object)
to go aboard a train.
verb (used with object)
to put aboard a train.
RELATED WORDS
Nearby words
- entozoan,
- entozoic,
- entozoon,
- entr'acte,
- entrails,
- entrammel,
- entrance,
- entrance pupil,
- entranceway,
- entrancing
Origin of entrain
1entrain
2[ en-treyn ]
/ ɛnˈtreɪn /
verb (used with object)
Chemistry. (of a substance, as a vapor) to carry along (a dissimilar substance, as drops of liquid) during a given process, as evaporation or distillation.
(of a liquid) to trap (bubbles).
Meteorology. to transfer (air) into an organized air current from the surrounding atmosphere (opposed to detrain).
Origin of entrain
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entrain
1/ (ɪnˈtreɪn) /
verb
to board or put aboard a train
verb (tr)
(of a liquid or gas) to carry along (drops of liquid, bubbles, etc), as in certain distillations
to disperse (air bubbles) through concrete in order to increase its resistance to frost
zoology to adjust (an internal rhythm of an organism) so that it synchronizes with an external cycle, such as that of light and dark
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entrain
"to draw along," 1560s, from French entrainer (12c.), from en- "away" (see en- (1)) + trainer "to drag" (see train (n.)). Related: Entrained; entrainment. A word in chemistry; the word meaning "to get on a locomotive train" is a native formation from the 1860s.
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