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reentrant

or re-en·trant

[ ree-en-truhnt ]

adjective

  1. reentering or pointing inward:

    a reentrant angle.



noun

  1. a reentering angle or part.
  2. a person or thing that reenters or returns:

    Reentrants to the engineering program must take the introductory course again.

  3. Physical Geography. a prominent indentation in a coastline. Compare salient ( def 6 ).
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reentrant1

First recorded in 1775–85; re- + entrant
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Example Sentences

Frowning hills and rolling sand dunes are to be thrown bodily into the reentrant bay.

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