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."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
insertion
introduction
intromission
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
boxing
encasement
incasement
packing
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
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angulation
centigray
counterattack
debriefing
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
bandage
bandaging
beleaguerment
besetment
besiegement