entrain
1[ en-treyn ]
/ ɛnˈtreɪn /
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verb (used without object)
to go aboard a train.
verb (used with object)
to put aboard a train.
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Definition for entrain (2 of 2)
entrain2
[ 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).
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British Dictionary definitions for entrain (1 of 2)
entrain1
/ (ɪnˈtreɪn) /
verb
to board or put aboard a train
Derived forms of entrain
entrainment, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for entrain (2 of 2)
entrain2
/ (ɪnˈtreɪn) /
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
Derived forms of entrain
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