noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of encasing. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the act of enclosing something in a case wordnet
3. 3
   Something that encases. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   The early genetic theory of emboîtement. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

boxingcanningcaseencapsulationencapsulationsencasing

Etymology

From encase + -ment.