re-entrant
noun[C]
mainlyUK(also mainlyUSreentrant)uk/ˌriːˈen.trənt/us/ˌriːˈen.trənt/aperson,organization, etc. that goes back to anactivitythey didearlier:
The state'slabourmarketshad beenfloodedby both newentrantsand re-entrants into thelabourforce.
Thechessfestivalattractedover 1,000participants,including89 reentrants, who areallowed, ifdissatisfiedwiththeirstart, topaytobeginthetournamentagain.
Starting again
- back to square oneidiom
- continue
- get back tosomeone
- go
- go back tosomeone
- go on
- reboot
- reborn
- recommence
- recommencement
- recreation
- reinitiate
- reinstitute
- reoccur
- reoccurrence
- reopen
- reset
- restart
- slate
- start
re-entrant
adjective
specialized(alsoreentrant)uk/ˌriːˈen.trənt/us/ˌriːˈen.trənt/re-entrantadjective(COMPUTER PROGRAM)
computing
(of acomputerprogramorcode)ableto berunon severalprocessorsat the sametimeand beinterruptedand called again withoutaffectingwhat ishappeningon the otherprocessors:
Re-entrant subprograms areusefulin multi-threadedsituations, sincemultiplethreadscancallthe same subprogram withoutfearofinterferingwith each other.
When aprogramisexecutingreentrantcode, anotherprogramcaninterrupttheexecutionand can thenstartorcontinueexecutionof that samecode.
Computer programming & software
- abandonware
- ad-blocker
- ad-blocking
- adware
- analytics
- cheat
- facial recognition
- facial recognition software
- femtech
- file system
- garbage collector
- infection
- planner
- routine
- software package
- splash screen
- story mode
- syntactic
- syntactically
- system software
re-entrantadjective(ANGLE)
science
A re-entrantanglepointsinwards:
There wasgreatererosionof thetipsof theteethanddiscolorationspreadinto the re-entrantanglesof theteeth.
The twinning isclearlyshownby reentrantanglesformedbyequivalentfacesof the twocrystalswhere theymeet.
A reentrantrecessextendsupwardsinto thecouplingpartaround thehub.
Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations
- acute
- angle of incidence
- angularity
- antinode
- asymptote
- asymptotic
- circuitous
- equilateral
- glancing
- indirect
- non-planar
- noncollinear
- obliquely
- obtuse
- orthogonal
- osculate
- projection
- prominent
- rectilinear
- reflection