ingress

[ in-gres ]

/ ˈɪn grɛs /

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noun

the act of going in or entering.

the right to enter.

a means or place of entering; entryway.

Astronomy. immersion (def. 5).

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Origin of ingress

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin ingressus a going in, commencing, equivalent to ingred-, stem of ingredī to go or step into, commence (see in-², gradient) + -tus suffix of v. action, with -dt->-ss-

OTHER WORDS FROM ingress

in·gres·sion

[in-gresh-uhn], /ɪnˈgrɛʃ ən/, noun

Words nearby ingress

ingratiation, ingratitude, ingravescent, ingredient, Ingres, ingress, ingressive, Ingrid, in-group, ingrowing, ingrown

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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-Science
Cooke 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 Beast
That 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-Science
Two 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 Technica

Many 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 Abbott
Two doorways, one on each of the faces which looked into the enclosure, offered ingress.
Overland|John William De Forest
But Renwick was not sure that there was no other means of ingress.
The Secret Witness|George Gibbs
Into 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. Ellis
Then 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

ingress

/ (ˈɪŋɡrɛs) /

noun

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)

Derived forms of ingress

ingression (ɪnˈɡrɛʃən), noun

Word Origin for ingress

C15: from Latin ingressus, from ingredī to go in, from gradī to step, go

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