- a variation of reentrant.
re-entrant
Britishadjective
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(of an angle, esp in fortifications) pointing inwards Compare salient
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maths (of an angle in a polygon) greater than 180° and thus pointing inwards
noun
Example Sentences
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When heart rhythm abnormality occurs in a self-sustained manner, it is called re-entrant arrhythmia, which is usually fatal.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2024
For Chalmers, the easy part of consciousness entails mapping exactly what the brain is doing, whether it is oscillations in the cerebral cortex or re-entrant loops in the thalamocortical system.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 19, 2018
Beyond it, the ditch and trees curved back again in a re-entrant, so that the field formed a bay with a bank running all the way round.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Physarella oblonga B. & C. Sporangium oblong, the apex re-entrant and confluent with the summit of the columella, the base obtuse or slightly umbilicate, stipitate, cernuous.
From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by A. P. (Andrew Price) Morgan
Twins, with characteristic re-entrant angles, such as figs.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
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