"ingression" meaning in English

See ingression in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈɡɹɛʃən/ Forms: ingressions [plural]
Etymology: From ingress + -ion. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ingress|ion}} ingress + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ingression (countable and uncountable, plural ingressions)
  1. The act or process of entering or intruding. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ingression-en-noun-y9tx-B5Z
  2. (metaphysics) The process by which a potentiality enters into actuality. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Metaphysics
    Sense id: en-ingression-en-noun-7pcf2kC6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 61 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 11 61 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 61 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 65 28
  3. (biology) The inward migration of cells from the blastula during gastrulation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-ingression-en-noun-C8czDCRr Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ingressive, ingressor, aggression, egression, progression, transgression

Inflected forms

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