entrained; entraining; entrains
1
: to draw along with or after oneself
2
: to draw in and transport (something, such as solid particles or gas) by the flow of a fluid
3
: to incorporate (air bubbles) into concrete
4
: to determine or modify the phase or period of
circadian rhythms entrained by a light cycle
entrainer
noun
entrained; entraining; entrains
: to put aboard a train
: to go aboard a train
Examples of entrain in a Sentence
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 24 May 2024
When thunderstorms blossom, their updrafts can vertically entrain and stretch any nascent low-level swirl, helping to establish a more cohesive center of circulation.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
About half of the emissions are taken up by the land and the oceans, which act as carbon sinks, entraining the greenhouse gas and preventing it from accelerating climate change even further.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 June 2023
At the core of Team Lichen’s technology is a paint innovation company, Reactive Surfaces, out of Austin, Texas, that for the past couple of decades, has been entraining biologicals into paints and coatings to derive various functionalities, such as antimicrobial or self-cleaning surfaces.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
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Verb
Heat and humidity constrict and narrow airways, trap ozone, and cause the air to entrain more particulate matter from cars, trucks, and smokestacks.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 24 May 2024
When thunderstorms blossom, their updrafts can vertically entrain and stretch any nascent low-level swirl, helping to establish a more cohesive center of circulation.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
About half of the emissions are taken up by the land and the oceans, which act as carbon sinks, entraining the greenhouse gas and preventing it from accelerating climate change even further.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 June 2023
At the core of Team Lichen’s technology is a paint innovation company, Reactive Surfaces, out of Austin, Texas, that for the past couple of decades, has been entraining biologicals into paints and coatings to derive various functionalities, such as antimicrobial or self-cleaning surfaces.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
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entrain
transitive verb
en·train
in-ˈtrān 
: to determine or modify the phase or period of
circadian rhythms entrained by a light cycle
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