adjective
- falling or moving inward toward a center or point
Usage: astronomy; physics
Examples
- The infalling matter spiraled into the black hole.
- Astronomers observed infalling gas clouds around the star.
- The infalling debris created a bright accretion disk.
- Scientists studied the infalling material using radio telescopes.
- The infalling particles gained tremendous speed as they approached the center.
- Computer models predicted the behavior of infalling dust and gas.