Definition

1. Noun:

   • The act of coming out or going out; an exit: "Egress" refers to the action of leaving or emerging from a place. It can also mean the right or means to exit.
   • The process of becoming visible or apparent: In broader terms, "egress" can describe the act of emerging into view or becoming known.
   • (Astronomy) The reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse: Specifically, the moment a star or planet becomes visible again after being obscured.

2. Verb:

   • To come out of; to emerge or issue from: The action of exiting or flowing out from an enclosed space or condition.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • The main egress from the building was blocked by fire. (The primary exit from the building was blocked by fire.)
  • The egress of the moon from the Earth's shadow was timed precisely. (The moon's reappearance from the Earth's shadow was timed precisely.)
  • The report documented the egress of heat from the reactor core. (The report documented the emission of heat from the reactor core.)

• Verb:

  • Smoke began to egress from the vents. (Smoke began to come out from the vents.)
  • The secret finally egressed after years of concealment. (The secret finally came out after years of concealment.)

Advanced Usage

• "Means of egress": A formal term, especially in safety and building codes, for a continuous and unobstructed path to exit a building to a public way.
  • Building regulations require clear means of egress on every floor.
• "Egress window": A window designed and sized to serve as an emergency exit, typically from a basement.
  • The basement bedroom must have an egress window for safety.

Variants and Related Words

• Ingress (n): The act of entering; the opposite of egress.
  • The ingress of guests was carefully monitored.
• Regress (v): To return to a former or less developed state.
• Egression (n): A less common synonym for the act of egressing.

Synonyms

• Exit (n/v): A way out or the act of going out.
• Emergence (n): The process of coming into view or becoming known.
• Exodus (n): A mass departure of people.
• Emanation (n): Something that issues or flows out from a source.

Antonyms

• Ingress: Entry, entrance.
• Entrance: A point or means of entering.
• Access: The means or opportunity to approach or enter.

Related Phrases

• Point of egress: The specific location where one exits.
  • The crowd gathered at the designated point of egress.
• Right of egress: The legal right to exit a property.
  • The landlocked parcel was granted a right of egress through the neighbor's field.

Noun

1. the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
2. the becoming visible
   • not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins
3. (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse

Verb

1. come out of
   • Water issued from the hole in the wall
   • The words seemed to come out by themselves