enclosing

Noun
US[en-kloh-zing]/ɛnˈkloʊzɪŋ/3 syllables
Synonyms: enclosureenvelopmentinclosure

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. the act of enclosing something inside something elseSynonyms: enclosureenvelopmentinclosureType of insertion, introductionKinds packing, encasement

Related words envelop verb, close in verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

enclosing noun

the act of surrounding something with something else, so that it is inside the surrounding object. Syn. — inclosing, enclosure, envelopment, enveloping, inclosure.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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