adj
Meaning 1
Going or directed inward, entering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
ingressive
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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/ɪnˈɡɹɛsɪv/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɛsɪv
adj
Meaning 2
Open to entry or examination.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The chances that your Internet activity is being monitored are low, despite the ingressive nature of the modern Internet environment.
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adj
Meaning 3
Uttered by drawing air inward through the mouth or nose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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adj
Meaning 4
Aspectually indicating that an action is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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adj
Meaning 5
Being a source or channel through which water enters or once entered an area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
Examples
- This spring is the ingressive source of the water that flows through the cave.
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noun
Meaning 6
A speech sound in which the air stream is created by drawing air in through the mouth or nose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English ingress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English ingressive From ingress + -ive.