subingression
English
Etymology
sub- + ingression
Noun
subingression (uncountable)
- (obsolete) The act of entering subtly or unobservedly. [17th c.]
- 1670, Robert Boyle, Of a Discovery of the Admirable Rarefaction of Air
- without the subingression of air to turn them into bubbles
- 1670, Robert Boyle, Of a Discovery of the Admirable Rarefaction of Air
References
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Subingression”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume IX, Part 2 (Su–Th), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, column 1.