inflowing

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"As a result, the inflowing matter is drawn into the pulsar magnetic field and accelerated, producing a compact jet of plasma that streams out along the direction of the pulsar magnetic field lines."

From Salon • Aug. 30, 2023

White bass are good in the depths of points and creeks inflowing, along with mid-depth schooling.

From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2020

This can pull a companion star apart and heat inflowing gases to the point of producing X rays.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

However, granule cells don't get excited easily: they are influenced by a network of inhibitory interneurons and only a tiny proportion of inflowing signals register in the hippocampus.

From Nature • Jul. 8, 2014

As in whirlwinds and tornadoes, there is a spiral movement established in the inflowing currents, but owing to the large size of the area of low pressure, this seldom reaches destructive violence.

From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)