Encapsulation

Other forms: encapsulations

Definitions of encapsulation

noun
the process of enclosing (as in a capsule)

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physical process, process
a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
noun
the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule)

“the encapsulation of tendons in membranous sheaths”

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type of:
condition, status
a state at a particular time

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