ENCASEMENT

encasement, incasement

(noun) the act of enclosing something in a case

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

encasement (countable and uncountable, plural encasements)

The act of encasing or something that encases.

(genetics) The early genetic theory of emboîtement.

Source: Wiktionary


En*case"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. Casement.]

1. The act of encasing; also, that which encases.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: An old theory of generation similar to emboOvulist.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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