envelopment
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the act of enclosing something inside something elseSynonyms: enclosureenclosinginclosureType of insertion, introductionKinds packing, encasement
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
En·vel′op·ment noun
Origin: Cf. F. enveloppement.
1. The act of enveloping or wrapping; an inclosing or covering on all sides.
2. That which envelops or surrounds; an envelop.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54