encasement

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noun

The act of encasing.

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incasement
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Meanings

nounencasement (countable and uncountable, plural encasements)

plural encasements · alternative incasement

  1. countableuncountableThe act of encasing.
  2. countableuncountableSomething that encases.
  3. countableuncountablebiologyThe early genetic theory of emboîtement.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of enclosing something in a case

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incasement
Broader
enclosureenclosingenvelopment

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From encase + -ment.

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Cite this entry
APA

encasement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encasement

MLA

“encasement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encasement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encasement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encasement.

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