egress
/'i:gres/
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Definition
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.
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
- the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
- the becoming visible
- not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins
- (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse
Verb
- come out of
- Water issued from the hole in the wall
- The words seemed to come out by themselves