infall

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Synonyms: onfall, infill, in all, inwall, pinfall, ingall, unfall

Antonyms: onfall, infill, in all, inwall, pinfall, ingall, unfall

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Noun

1. The act or process of falling in.
2. An [[incursion]]; an [[inroad]].
3. {{lb|en|countable}} The area where water, storm runoff, etc., enters a [[storm drain]].
4. {{lb|en|astronomy|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]] {{C|en|Black holes}}

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[fall]] in.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive|astronomy}} To [[undergo]] infall.

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