Meaning of infall | Babel Free
ˈɪnfɔːlDefinitions
- The act or process of falling in.
- An incursion; an inroad.
- The area where water, storm runoff, etc., enters a storm drain.
- 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
Examples
“1650, Oliver Cromwell, a letter we learn that Ker , with his Western Army , was lying at a place called Carmunnock , when he made this infall upon Lambert”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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