Envelopment

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of enveloping, or of inwrapping or covering on all sides.
  • noun. A wrapper or covering; anything that surrounds, inwraps, or conceals.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of enveloping or wrapping; an inclosing or covering on all sides.
  • noun. That which envelops or surrounds; an envelop.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act of enveloping
  • noun. An offensive action in which an attacking force moves over or around the enemy and attacks from the rear; see also pincer movement
  • noun. An action to seize the opponent's blade in one line and lead it (without losing contact) through a full circle to end in the same line
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the act of enclosing something inside something else
  • Word Usage
    "Allied to values is the idea of envelopment: of a kindred notion to this is aerial perspective."
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