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Explore Infall through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Infall | Infallible | Infallibility | Infalling | Infallibly

Infall meaning

  1. The act or process of falling in.
  2. An incursion; an inroad.
  3. The area where water, storm runoff, etc., enters a storm drain.

Using Infall

  • The main meaning on this page is: The act or process of falling in. | An incursion; an inroad. | The area where water, storm runoff, etc., enters a storm drain.
  • In the example corpus, infall often appears in combinations such as: the infall, infall of.

Context around Infall

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Infall

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

by the infall from comets 1× reverse the infall of the 1× to the infall of carbonaceous 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the dark component 1× the dust is 1× the main model 1×

Common sentence endings:

a black hole 1× infall from comets 1× vesta basaltic soil 1×

Words around Infall

Just before it in the word index:

infact 23 infa 2 inf 67 inez 31 inextricably 109 inextricable 15

Just after it in the word index:

infallibility 32 infallible 60 infallibly 4 infalling 12 infamia 5 infamous 1.034

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Infall

  • In this selection, "infall" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by the infall from comets and reverse the infall of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "infall" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with infall

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The dust is then replenished by the infall from comets. (10 words)

The dark component is probably due to the infall of carbonaceous material, whereas the bright component is the original Vesta basaltic soil. (22 words)

The main model for this is a sufficiently massive core that the explosion is insufficient to reverse the infall of the outer layers onto a black hole. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

The main model for this is a sufficiently massive core that the explosion is insufficient to reverse the infall of the outer layers onto a black hole. (27 words)

The dark component is probably due to the infall of carbonaceous material, whereas the bright component is the original Vesta basaltic soil. (22 words)

The dust is then replenished by the infall from comets. (10 words)

Example sentences (3)

The dark component is probably due to the infall of carbonaceous material, whereas the bright component is the original Vesta basaltic soil.

The dust is then replenished by the infall from comets.

The main model for this is a sufficiently massive core that the explosion is insufficient to reverse the infall of the outer layers onto a black hole.

Common combinations with infall

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "infall" in a sentence?
An example: "The dark component is probably due to the infall of carbonaceous material, whereas the bright component is the original Vesta basaltic soil." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "infall" from authentic English texts.
What does "infall" mean?
Infall means: The act or process of falling in.
How many example sentences with "infall" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "infall", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.