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Reenter

Re-en′ter

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Re-en′ter

(r?-?n′t?r)
,
Verb.
T.
1.
To enter again;
as, You cannot
re-enter
the country with this visa
.
2.
(Engraving)
To cut deeper, as engraved lines on a plate of metal, when the engraving has not been deep enough, or the plate has become worn in printing.

Re-en′ter

,
Verb.
I.
To enter anew or again.
Reentering angle
,
an angle of a polygon pointing inward, as a, in the cut.
Reentering polygon
,
a polygon having one or more reentering angles.

Definition 2024


reenter

reenter

See also: reënter and re-enter

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reenter (third-person singular simple present reenters, present participle reentering, simple past and past participle reentered)

  1. (transitive) To enter again; return into.
    The shuttle reentered the atmosphere.
  2. (transitive, computing) To enter again; retype, reinput.
    We had to reenter a day's worth of data into the system.

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