Definition of "ingress" in English

noun

1. The act of entering.

2. A permission to enter.

   • All ingress was prohibited.

3. A door or other means of entering.

4. (astronomy) The entrance of the Moon into the shadow of the Earth in eclipses, or the Sun's entrance into a sign, etc.

verb

1. (intransitive) To intrude or insert oneself

2. (transitive, US, chiefly military) To enter (a specified location or area)

3. (intransitive, astrology, of a planet) To enter into a zodiacal sign

4. (Whiteheadian metaphysics) To manifest or cause to be manifested in the temporal world; to effect ingression