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▪ I. infalling, n.|ˈɪnˌfɔːlɪŋ|
[in adv. 11 c.]
A falling in; † an invasion (obs.).
1676W. Row Contn. Blair's Autobiog. x. (1848) 250 The young laird of Swintoun, who before the infalling was suspected to favour the enemy. 1826E. Irving Babylon II. viii. 303 Preparatory for the in-falling of an outward power.
▪ II. infalling, a.|ˈɪnˌfɔːlɪŋ|
Also in-falling.
[in adv. 11 a.]
Falling into or towards something (specified or understood).
1954J. R. R. Tolkien Two Towers iv. iv. 259 They washed themselves and drank their fill at the in-falling freshet. 1969Nature 20 Dec. 1160/1 The gravitational field of the galaxy, as well as the infalling gas from the universe, will sweep the halo clouds back into the galactic layer. 1971I. G. Gass et al. Understanding Earth iii. 67/2 As the Earth grew and its gravitational attraction became greater so the energy released by an infalling body increased. |