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inclusion

[ in-kloo-zhuhn ]
/ ɪnË?klu Ê’É™n /
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Origin of inclusion

First recorded in 1590–1600; def. 9 was first recorded in 1945–50; from Latin inclūsiōn- (stem of inclūsiō ) “a shutting in,” equivalent to inclūs(us) (see incluse) + -iōn- noun suffix (see -ion)

OTHER WORDS FROM inclusion

non·in·clu·sion, nounpre·in·clu·sion, nounre·in·clu·sion, noun

Words nearby inclusion

in clover, include, included, include out, incluse, inclusion, inclusionary, inclusion body, inclusion body disease, inclusion body encephalitis, inclusion cell
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Words related to inclusion

involvement, incorporation, formation, admittance, embodiment, insertion, embracement, composition, subsumption, encompassment, comprisal

How to use inclusion in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for inclusion

inclusion
/ (ɪnË?kluË?Ê’É™n) /
noun
the act of including or the state of being included
something included
geology a solid fragment, liquid globule, or pocket of gas enclosed in a mineral or rock
maths
  1. the relation between two sets that obtains when all the members of the first are members of the secondSymbol: X ⊆ Y
  2. strict inclusion or proper inclusion the relation that obtains between two sets when the first includes the second but not vice versaSymbol: X ⊂ Y
engineering a foreign particle in a metal, such as a particle of metal oxide
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for inclusion

inclusion
[ ĭn-klōō′zhən ]
n.
A nonliving mass, such as a droplet of fat, in the cytoplasm of a cell.
The process by which a foreign or heterogenous structure is misplaced in another tissue.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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