I. ˈinˌgres noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English ingresse, from Latin ingressus, from ingressus, past participle of ingredi to go into, enter — more at ingredient
1. : the act of entering : entrance
ingress of air into the lungs
ingress of immigrants
ingress of summer tourists
2. : the power or liberty of entrance or access
ingress visa
: means of entering
gate providing ingress to the meadow
3. : a point in an astrological direction where a significator transits the place of any other planet, the ascendant, or midheaven
4. : an entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth in an eclipse or of an inferior planet upon the sun's disk in transit or of a satellite or its shadow on a planet : the sun's entrance (as into a sign)
II. (ˈ)in|gres, ənˈg- intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: Latin ingressus, past participle
1. : to go in : enter
2. : to mark an ingress — said of an astrological significator