infalling
adjective
in·fall·ing
ˈin-ˌfȯ-liŋ 
: moving under the influence of gravity toward a celestial object (such as a black hole)
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Another calculation confirmed Bekenstein’s guess: A black hole has entropy equal to one-quarter the area of its event horizon — the point of no return for an infalling object.
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Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Nov. 2022
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Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Nov. 2022
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“Infalling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infalling. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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