reentry

Thân thiện

The spacecraft capsule experiences intense heat as it makes its high-speed reentry into the atmosphere.

Definition

Noun: 1. The act of entering again: The action of coming back into a place, area, or condition from which one had previously left. This is the core and most common meaning. 2. Specifically, the return of a spacecraft into the Earth's atmosphere: A specialized use referring to the phase when a spacecraft returns from space and enters the Earth's atmosphere.

Usage and Examples

• General Use (Act of entering again):
  • After a long trip abroad, his reentry into daily life was challenging.
  • The security system logs every reentry into the building after hours.
• Aerospace Use (Spacecraft returning):
  • The capsule withstood the intense heat of atmospheric reentry.
  • Mission control monitored the reentry trajectory carefully.

Advanced Usage

• "Reentry vehicle": The part of a spacecraft designed to survive the process of returning to Earth's atmosphere.
• Legal/Judicial Context: While not the primary definition, "reentry" can be used in legal contexts (e.g., "reentry after deportation"), but this is typically considered a compound or specialized legal term.

Variants and Related Words

• Re-enter (verb): The action form of the noun.
  • The spacecraft will re-enter the atmosphere tomorrow.
  • You must re-enter your password to confirm.
• Reentrant (adjective): In technical fields like geometry or programming, describing something that angles inward or can be called again.

Synonyms

• Return
• Reappearance
• Comeback

Antonyms

• Exit
• Departure
• Egress

Notes

The word is often spelled with a hyphen: re-entry. Both "reentry" and "re-entry" are correct, with the hyphenated form being common in British English.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of entering again