ingress

[in-gres] /ˈɪn grɛs/
noun
1.
the act of going in or entering.
2.
the right to enter.
3.
a means or place of entering; entryway.
4.
Astronomy, immersion (def 5).
Origin
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin ingressus a going in, commencing, equivalent to ingred-, stem of ingredī to go or step into, commence (see in-2, gradient) + -tus suffix of v. action, with -dt- > -ss-
Related forms
ingression
[in-gresh-uh n] /ɪnˈgrɛʃ ən/ (Show IPA), noun
Examples from the web for ingress
  • The difficulty of obtaining ingress to the hall, owing to the crowd that.
  • It's an invasion, with helicopters and supply lines and routes of ingress and escape.
  • It also has a convenient tilt-away provision for easy ingress and egress.
  • Mike noted that the developer has requested a variance allowing for one point of ingress-egress.
British Dictionary definitions for ingress

ingress

/ˈɪŋɡrɛs/
noun
1.
the act of going or coming in; an entering
2.
a way in; entrance
3.
the right or permission to enter
4.
(astronomy) another name for immersion (sense 2)
Derived Forms
ingression (ɪnˈɡrɛʃən) noun
Word Origin
C15: from Latin ingressus, from ingredī to go in, from gradī to step, go
Word Origin and History for ingress
n.

mid-15c., from Latin ingressus "an advance; walking; an entry," from past participle stem of ingredi "to step into, enter" (see ingredient). The verb, sometimes said to be American English, is attested from early 14c.

Encyclopedia Article for ingress

in astronomy, the apparent entrance of a smaller body upon the disk of a larger one as the smaller passes between the larger and the observer-e.g., the entrance of a satellite or its shadow on the disk of a planet. The term is also applied to the Moon's entrance into the Earth's shadow at the start of a lunar eclipse and to the Sun's entrance into a zodiacal constellation.

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