to entrain

Examples

• All

• To determine whether ammonia in the air may become entrained in pool water to form chloramines, a simple experiment was performed in the office.

  Academic text (1998)

• Air currents in a room entrain and move large particulates, carrying them into the ducts and then into the filters.

  Academic text (2003)

• The fields are so strong that they forcibly entrain not only ambient plasma, but also the accelerated particles that hit and heat it.

  Academic text (2003)

• Note the distinctive vortex shape and the sheer quantity of dust entrained by this single dust devil.

  Academic text (2000)

• A high-velocity jet in an ion air gun uses compressed air to entrain 80 percent of the total output airflow from surrounding room air.

  Academic text (2004)

• Up to half the weight of recovered foam is due to moisture, entrained dirt, automotive fluids, metal dust, metal oxides, and glass.

  Academic text (2000)

• In arid to semiarid environments, these miniature cyclones reveal themselves when they entrain dust and debris, pumping material several tens or occasionally hundreds of meters skyward.

  Academic text (2000)

• In a hurricane, the strong winds can entrain debris, lifting it off the ground and carrying it for miles.

• The design of the exhaust fan ensures it can entrain air effectively, improving ventilation in the room.

• As the river flows swiftly, it can entrain small stones and sediment along its path.

Synonyms

T

to transport

vsto entrain

377 1.4

To move people or goods from one place to another, often by vehicle

is specifically about being carried along by a moving fluid like water or air

D

to drift

vsto entrain

41 3.6

To make wind or water carry something away

is about being carried along within the moving fluid itself

W

to wash down

vsto entrain

4 3.3

To move along with a strong flow of water

is broader and covers any moving fluid not only water

Antonyms

R

to release

∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

D

to detach

16 3.9

To take something off from what it is connected to

How Carried

to transport

377 1.4

to entrain

• Specialized

1 8.9

to sweep

182 2.1

to float

645 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology