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单词 infalling
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infallingn.

/ˈɪnˌfɔːlɪŋ/
Etymology: in adv.
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.

/ˈɪnˌfɔːlɪŋ/
Forms: Also in-falling.
Etymology: in adv.
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).
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n.a1698adj.1954
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