ingressive (comparative more ingressive, superlative most ingressive)
Going or directed inward, entering.
Open to entry or examination.
(phonetics, of a speech sound) Uttered by drawing air inward through the mouth or nose.
(grammar) Aspectually indicating that an action is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.
(geology) Being a source or channel through which water enters or once entered an area.
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ingressive (plural ingressives)
(phonetics) A speech sound in which the air stream is created by drawing air in through the mouth or nose.
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Source: Wiktionary
9 January 2025
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
