reentry
[ ree-en-tree ]
/ riˈɛn tri /
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noun, plural re·en·tries.
an act of reentering.
the return from outer space into the earth's atmosphere of an earth-orbiting satellite, spacecraft, rocket, or the like.
Law. the retaking of possession under a right reserved in a prior conveyance.
Also called reentry card. Bridge, Whist. a card that will win a trick enabling one to regain the lead previously lost, especially the lead from a particular hand.
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- reest,
- reet,
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- reeve
Also re-en·try, re·en·trance, re-en·trance [ree-en-truh ns] /riˈɛn trəns/.
Origin of reentry
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re-entry
/ (riːˈɛntrɪ) /
noun plural -tries
the act of retaking possession of land, etc, under a right reserved in an earlier transfer of the property, such as a lease
the return of a spacecraft into the earth's atmosphere
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re-entry
also reentry, mid-15c., "act of entering again," from re- "again" + entry; probably on model of Middle French rentrer (12c.). Specifically of spacecraft from 1948.
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reentry
[ rē-ĕn′trē ]
n.
Return of the same impulse into an area of heart muscle that it has recently activated but that is now no longer refractory, as in reciprocal rhythm.
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