entrance
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trəns noun
1.
an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
2.
a point or place of entering; an opening or passage for entering, as a doorway.
3.
the right, privilege, or permission to enter; admission: People improperly dressed will be refused entrance to the theater.
4.
Theater. the moment or place in the script at which an actor comes on the stage.
5.
Music.
a.
the point in a musical score at which a particular voice or instrument joins the ensemble.
b.
the way in which this is done: a sloppy entrance.
6.
a manner, means, or style of entering a room, group, etc.; way of coming into view: She mimicked Joan's entrance.
7.
Nautical. the immersed portion of a hull forward of the middle body ( opposed to run ).
Synonyms
1, 2. entry, ingress. 3. Entrance, admittance, admission refer to the possibility of entering a place or a group. Entrance may refer to either possibility: Entrance is by way of the side door; entrance into a card game. Admittance refers more to place and suggests entrance that may be permitted or denied: to gain admittance to a building; no admittance. Admission refers more to special groups and suggests entrance by payment, by formal or special permission, privilege, and the like: admission to a concert, a game, to candidacy, the bar, to society.
1, 2. entry, ingress. 3. Entrance, admittance, admission refer to the possibility of entering a place or a group. Entrance may refer to either possibility: Entrance is by way of the side door; entrance into a card game. Admittance refers more to place and suggests entrance that may be permitted or denied: to gain admittance to a building; no admittance. Admission refers more to special groups and suggests entrance by payment, by formal or special permission, privilege, and the like: admission to a concert, a game, to candidacy, the bar, to society.
Antonyms
1, 2. exit.
1, 2. exit.
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verb (used with object), en·tranced, en·tranc·ing.
1.
to fill with delight or wonder; enrapture.
2.
to put into a trance: to be hypnotically entranced.
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entrance1 (ˈɛntrəns) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or an instance of entering; entry |
| 2. | a place for entering, such as a door or gate |
| 3. | a. the power, liberty, or right of entering; admission |
| b. (as modifier): an entrance fee | |
| 4. | the coming of an actor or other performer onto a stage |
| [C16: from French, from entrer to | |
| entrance2 (ɪnˈtrɑːns) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to fill with wonder and delight; enchant |
| 2. | to put into a trance; hypnotize |
| en'trancement2 | |
| —n | |
| en'trancing2 | |
| —adj | |
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Example sentences
Then an integrated circuit compares the entrance and exit points to calculate the path of the light.
The ship was there, hovering around the whirling entrance to the event horizon.
Only about one in eight of those who take its entrance exam is admitted.
Penguin eggs and slabs of blubber line the entrance.
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