e·gress ( gr s )n.1. The act of coming or going out; emergence. 2. The right to leave or go out: denied the refugees egress. 3. A path or opening for going out; an exit. 4. Astronomy The emergence of a celestial body from eclipse or occultation. intr.v. e·gressed, e·gress·ing, e·gress·es To go out; emerge.
[Latin gressus, from past participle of gred , to go out : -, ex-, ex- + grad , to go; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.] |
egressn [ˈiːgrɛs]1. Also called egression the act of going or coming out; emergence 2. a way out, such as a path; exit 3. the right or permission to go out or depart 4. (Astronomy) Astronomy another name for emersion [2] vb [ɪˈgrɛs] (intr) to go forth; issue [from Latin ēgredī to come forth, depart, from gradī to move, step]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | egress - (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipseastronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole reappearance - the event of something appearing again; "the reappearance of Halley's comet" ingress, immersion - (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse | | 2. | egress - the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"beginning - the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war" eruption - the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum dissilience - the emergence of seeds as seed pods burst open when they are ripe | | 3. | egress - the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparentsurfacing - emerging to the surface and becoming apparent | | Verb | 1. | egress - come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves"pop out - come out suddenly or forcefully; "you stick a bill in the vending machine and the change pops out" radiate - issue or emerge in rays or waves; "Heat radiated from the metal box" leak - enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure; "Water leaked out of the can into the backpack"; "Gas leaked into the basement" escape - issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom" fall - come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth" debouch - pass out or emerge; especially of rivers; "The tributary debouched into the big river" |
Translations egress [ˈiːgres] N ( frm) → salida f
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