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
Hoek A re-entrant in a range of hills; literally corner; also used for pass and ravine.
From History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government by Great Britain. War Office
As in the bottle of commerce, the bottom is re-entrant, and the shore-reef runs prominently forth into the basin and makes a dangerous cape opposite the fairway of the entrance.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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