entrain (redirected from entrains)

en·train ¹  (n-trn)

tr.v. en·trained, en·train·ing, en·trains

1. To pull or draw along after itself.

2. Chemistry To carry (suspended particles, for example) along in a current.

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[French entrainer, from Old French : en-, in; see en-¹ + trainer, to drag; see train.]

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en·trainer n.

en·trainment n.

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en·train ²  (n-trn)

v. en·trained, en·train·ing, en·trains

v.intr.

To go aboard a train.

v.tr.

To put aboard a train.

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entrain¹

vb

(Transport / Railways) to board or put aboard a train

entrainment  n

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entrain²

vb (tr)

1. (Chemistry) (of a liquid or gas) to carry along (drops of liquid, bubbles, etc.), as in certain distillations

2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) to disperse (air bubbles) through concrete in order to increase its resistance to frost

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology to adjust (an internal rhythm of an organism) so that it synchronizes with an external cycle, such as that of light and dark

entrainment  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

entrain - board a train board, get on - get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

Translations

entrain [ɪnˈtreɪn] VI (esp Mil) → tomar el tren (for a)

entrain

vt troops → (in Eisenbahnwaggons) verladen

vi → (in den Zug) einsteigen