ingress
a means or place of entering; entryway.
Astronomy. immersion (def. 5).
Origin of ingress
1Other words from ingress
- in·gres·sion [in-gresh-uhn], /ɪnˈgrɛʃ ən/, noun
Words Nearby ingress
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How to use ingress in a sentence
IP stands for “ingress Protection,” which tells you just how fortified an electronic device is against dirt, dust, and water.
The best budget Bluetooth speakers to drop the bass without dropping much cash | Carsen Joenk | February 4, 2022 | Popular-ScienceCooke merely wanted to get in—he wanted to gain ingress to your home, your head space, your conversations, your memories, your plans for what to play on the jukebox that Saturday night.
The Night Sam Cooke Made ‘Chain Gang’ a Hymn to Freedom | Colin Fleming | October 17, 2021 | The Daily BeastThat kind of ingress protection requires more seals, however, and Sonos wasn’t comfortable with the negative effect it would have had on the overall sound.
Sonos Move speaker review: Great sound in a semi-portable package | empire | June 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceTwo people even climbed into the vehicle before the launch to test the ingress procedures, but they exited before the launch took place.
Rocket Report: SpaceX to build huge launch tower, Branson sells Virgin stock | Eric Berger | April 16, 2021 | Ars TechnicaMany facilities often cordon off their internal networks from the internet as a whole in order to try and prevent creating points of ingress that hackers can attack.
Hackers accessed a Florida water treatment plant’s system and tried to make a dangerous change | Stan Horaczek | February 9, 2021 | Popular-Science
It is true that sometimes they have to provide means to prevent the ingress of too much water; but this is very easily done.
Rollo in Holland | Jacob AbbottTwo doorways, one on each of the faces which looked into the enclosure, offered ingress.
Overland | John William De ForestBut Renwick was not sure that there was no other means of ingress.
The Secret Witness | George GibbsInto this opens all their dwellings, the door being far below the surface, so that free ingress and egress are secured.
The Life of Kit Carson | Edward S. EllisThen a peculiar knock was given on a particular door, which at once promptly opened to give them ingress.
Shadow, the Mysterious Detective | Police Captain Howard
British Dictionary definitions for ingress
/ (ˈɪŋɡrɛs) /
the act of going or coming in; an entering
a way in; entrance
the right or permission to enter
astronomy another name for immersion (def. 2)
Origin of ingress
1Derived forms of ingress
- ingression (ɪnˈɡrɛʃən), noun
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