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entrained

/ɪnˈtɹeɪnd/ /ɛnˈtɹeɪnd/

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verb

To draw along as a current does.

Examples :

"water entrained by steam"

physics energy environment process science

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To suspend small particles in the current of a fluid.

Examples :

"The wind entrained dust from the construction site, creating a haze. "

physics material chemistry environment geology

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verb

To set up or propagate a signal, such as an oscillation.

Examples :

"The rising sun entrained the rooster's crowing, making it consistently begin at dawn. "

signal electronics physics technology sound frequency process science

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To encarriage, to conjoin, to link; as in a series of entities, elements, objects or processes.

Examples :

"The students, eager to learn, were entrained in a discussion about the book's main theme. "

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(neurobiology) To become trained or conditioned in a pattern of brain behavior.

Examples :

"Listening to a metronome every day, the musician's brain became entrained to the steady beat, improving their timing. "

physiology mind biology

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To get into or board a railway train.

Examples :

"Example Sentence: "The children quickly entrained for their field trip after the teacher called their names." "

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To put aboard a railway train.

Examples :

"to entrain a regiment"

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