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.

  1. Physical Geography. a prominent indentation in a coastline.: Compare salient (def. 6).

Origin of reentrant

1
First recorded in 1775–85; re- + entrant

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British Dictionary definitions for re-entrant

re-entrant

/ (riːˈɛntrənt) /


adjective
  1. (of an angle, esp in fortifications) pointing inwards: Compare salient (def. 2)

  2. maths (of an angle in a polygon) greater than 180° and thus pointing inwards

noun
  1. an angle or part that points inwards

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