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En"tro*chite (?), n. [Pref. en- + Gr. &?; wheel.] (Paleon.) A fossil joint of a crinoid stem.

||En*tro"pi*on (?), n. [NL.] (Med.) Same as Entropium.

||En*tro"pi*um (?), n. [NL. See Entropy.] (Med.) The inversion or turning in of the border of the eyelids.

En"tro*py (?), n. [Gr. &?; a turning in; &?; in + &?; a turn, fr. &?; to turn.] (Thermodynamics) A certain property of a body, expressed as a measurable quantity, such that when there is no communication of heat the quantity remains constant, but when heat enters or leaves the body the quantity increases or diminishes. If a small amount, h, of heat enters the body when its temperature is t in the thermodynamic scale the entropy of the body is increased by h &?; t. The entropy is regarded as measured from some standard temperature and pressure. Sometimes called the thermodynamic function.

The entropy of the universe tends towards a maximum.

Clausius.

En*trust" (?), v. t. See Intrust.

En"try (?), n.; pl. Entries (#). [OE. entree, entre, F. entrée, fr. entrer to enter. See Enter, and cf. Entrée.] 1. The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the entry of a person into a house or city; the entry of a river into the sea; the entry of air into the blood; an entry upon an undertaking.

2. The act of making or entering a record; a setting down in writing the particulars, as of a transaction; as, an entry of a sale; also, that which is entered; an item.

A notary made an entry of this act.

Bacon.

3. That by which entrance is made; a passage leading into a house or other building, or to a room; a vestibule; an adit, as of a mine.

A straight, long entry to the temple led.

Dryden.

4. (Com.) The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the customhouse, to procure license to land goods; or the giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods. See Enter, v. t., 8, and Entrance, n., 5.

5. (Law) (a) The actual taking possession of lands or tenements, by entering or setting foot on them. (b) A putting upon record in proper form and order. (c) The act in addition to breaking essential to constitute the offense or burglary. Burrill.

Bill of entry. See under Bill. - - Double entry, Single entry. See Bookkeeping. -- Entry clerk (Com.), a clerk who makes the original entries of transactions in a business. -- Writ of entry (Law), a writ issued for the purpose of obtaining possession of land from one who has unlawfully entered and continues in possession. Bouvier.

En"tryng (?), n. Am entrance. [Obs.]

So great an entryng and so large.

Chaucer.

En*tune" (?), v. t. To tune; to intone. Chaucer.

En*twine" (?), v. t. [Pref. en- + twine. Cf. Intwine.] To twine, twist, or wreathe together or round. [Written also intwine.]

Entwined in duskier wreaths her braided locks.

Shelley.

Thy glorious household stuff did me entwine.

Herbert.

En*twine", v. i. To be twisted or twined.

With whose imperial laurels might entwine no cypress.