Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: envelopment  in've-lup-munt
  1. The act of enclosing something inside something else
    "The fog's envelopment of the city created an eerie atmosphere";
    - enclosure, enclosing, inclosure

Derived forms: envelopments

Type of: insertion, introduction, intromission

Encyclopedia: Envelopment