infall

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of falling in.
2. (countable, uncountable) An incursion; an inroad.
3. (countable) The area where water, storm runoff, etc., enters a storm drain.
4. (uncountable) Movement towards a massive astronomical body under the influence of gravity; especially the process whereby gas falls towards a neutron star or black hole at high speed, forming a plasma

Verb

1. (intransitive) To fall in.
2. (intransitive) To undergo infall.

Synoniemen

attack

👊

descent

incursion

inroad

in autumn

in the autumn

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɪnfɔːl/

Etymologie (Engels)

From in- + fall.