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Definition of reentering - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

going back

entering again or anew

The reentering spacecraft faced intense heat during descent.

rejoining

geometry

TECH

pointing inward like a reentrant angle

TECH

The reentering corner of the building was unique.

indented

inward

reentrant

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Expressions with reentering

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reentering anglen.

interior angle of a polygon greater than 180 degrees

The star-shaped polygon has a reentering angle.

reentering polygonn.

polygon with one or more inward angles

The architect designed a building with a reentering polygon.

Origin of reentering

Latin, re (again) + intrare (enter)

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reentrantadj.

mathematicspointing inward or reentering

Examples of reentering in a sentence

Reentering the atmosphere, the capsule glowed brightly.
The reentering team was welcomed with applause.
The reentering angles of the fortress were strategically designed.
The architect admired the reentering features of the structure.

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French:rentrant, ...
German:wiedereintretend, zurückkehrend, ...
Italian:rientrante, concavo, ...
Spanish:entrada de nuevo, reentrante, ...
Portuguese:voltando a entrar, reentrante, ...
Chinese:重新进入的, 凹入的, ...
Japanese:再突入する, 内向きの, ...
Arabic:مُعاوِدُ الدُّخول, دَاخِلِي الزَّاوِيَة, ...
Hebrew:שָׁב וְנִכְנָס, קָעוּר, ...
Russian:вновь входящий, вогнутый, ...
Ukrainian:повторно входячий, ввігнутий, ...
Hindi:पुनः प्रवेश, अंदर की ओर, ...
Bengali:পুনঃপ্রবেশকারী, পুনঃপ্রবেশ কোণ, ...
Catalan:reentrant, ...
Danish:genindtrædende, indadgående, ...
Dutch:herintredend, terugkerend, ...
Greek:επανεισερχόμενος, επαναλαμβανόμενος, ...
Korean:재진입하는, 재진입의, ...
Persian:دوباره وارد شونده, بازگشتی, ...
Polish:ponownie wchodzący, wklęsły, ...
Portuguese (BR):reentrando, reentrante, ...
Romanian:reintrând, reentrant, ...
Swedish:återinträde, inåtvänd, ...
Thai:กลับเข้ามาใหม่, ที่กลับเข้ามา, ...
Turkish:yeniden giren, geri dönen, ...
Vietnamese:tái nhập, lõm, ...

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