"ingestion" meaning in English

See ingestion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ingestion.wav Forms: ingestions [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛstʃən Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ingestion (countable and uncountable, plural ingestions)
  1. The process of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the action of ingesting): поемане (poemane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), поглъщане (poglǎštane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ingestió [feminine] (Catalan), ingestion [feminine] (French), Ingestion (German), ingestione [feminine] (Italian), spożywanie [neuter] (Polish), spożycie [neuter] (Polish), ingestão [feminine] (Portuguese), ingestión [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ingestion-en-noun-SR2hVLvp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 23 22 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 21 29 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 22 30 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 22 29 19 Disambiguation of 'the action of ingesting': 48 35 9 8
  2. (by extension) The process of ingesting something into a jet engine or an instance. Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ingestion-en-noun-YLMRxWnq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 23 22 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 21 29 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 22 30 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 22 29 19
  3. Any intake of a substance into an organism. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ingestion-en-noun-IK9x-ye1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 23 22 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 21 29 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 22 30 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 22 29 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 20 35 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 24 20 35 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 26 18 35 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 19 35 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 23 19 36 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 20 35 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 20 35 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 24 20 34 21
  4. (computing) Intake of data into a computer system. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-ingestion-en-noun-A5Uc2nAt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 23 22 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 21 29 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 22 30 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 22 29 19 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: avian ingestion, bird ingestion

Inflected forms

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