Definition of "infalling" [infalling]

• Moving towards a massive astronomical body under the influence of gravity (adjective)

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• "Evidence for "infalling" gas came from the radio telescope's detection of two kinds of molecules in the cloud - HCO+ and H13CO+."
• "Evidence for 'infalling' gas came from the radio telescope's detection of two kinds of molecules in the cloud - HCO+ and H13CO+."
• "This is the theoretical surface that cloaks the black hole and marks the point of no return for infalling matter or light."