ingress

in·gress  (ngrs)

n.

1. also in·gres·sion (n-grshn) A going in or entering.

2. Right or permission to enter.

3. A means or place of entering.

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[Middle English ingresse, from Latin ingressus, from past participle of ingred, to enter : in-, in; see in-² + grad, to step; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]

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ingress

Noun

Formal

1. the act of going or coming in

2. the right or permission to enter [Latin ingressus]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ingress - (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse immersion astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole disappearance - the event of passing out of sight eclipse, occultation - one celestial body obscures another egress, emersion - (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse
	2.	ingress - the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance" incoming, entering, entrance, entry arrival - the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival" incursion - the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers); "the incursion of television into the American living room" intrusion - entrance by force or without permission or welcome irruption - a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in; "the recent irruption of bad manners" entree - the act of entering; "she made a graceful entree into the ballroom" enrollment, enrolment, registration - the act of enrolling penetration - the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women" admission, admittance - the act of admitting someone to enter; "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic"