单词 | infalling |
释义 | infallingn. A falling in; †an invasion (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > invasion > [noun] here-gang10.. inrunning1382 incursion?a1475 invasion1539 incurse1543 irruption1577 invade1591 invading1603 invadationa1607 infall1645 inroadinga1656 incursation1659 infallinga1698 big one1960 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [noun] > falling in infalling1826 a1698 W. Row Suppl. in R. Blair Life (1848) (modernized text) x. 250 The young laird of Swintoun, who before the infalling was suspected to favour the enemy. 1826 E. Irving Babylon II. viii. 303 Preparatory for the in-falling of an outward power. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021). infallingadj. Falling into or towards something (specified or understood). ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > [adjective] > part > material that falls or has fallen onto planet infalling1954 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [adjective] > falling in infalling1954 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [adjective] > falling into or towards infalling1954 1954 J. R. R. Tolkien Two Towers iv. iv. 259 They washed themselves and drank their fill at the in-falling freshet. 1969 Nature 20 Dec. 1160/1 The gravitational field of the galaxy, as well as the infalling gas from the universe, will sweep the halo clouds back into the galactic layer. 1971 I. G. Gass et al. Understanding Earth iii. 67/2 As the Earth grew and its gravitational attraction became greater so the energy released by an infalling body increased. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.a1698adj.1954 |
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