inclusion

noun
[L36298]

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • singular : inclusion
  • plural : inclusions

Senses

  • process of being included
  • mathematical set relation
  • mineralogical term
  • concept that all the contents of one object are also contained within a second object
  • process whereby two species that were believed to be distinct are found in fact to be the same and are thus combined as one species