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enveloping — adj. 1. surrounding closely on all sides. Syn: ambient, encompassing, surrounding(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enveloping — n. the act or process of enclosing something inside something else. Syn: enclosure, enclosing, envelopment, inclosure. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Enveloping — Envelop En*vel op, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enveloped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enveloping}.] [OE. envolupen, envolipen, OF. envoluper, envoleper, F. envelopper; pref. en (L. in) + voluper, voleper. See {Develop}.] To put a covering about; to wrap up or in; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enveloping — adjective surrounding and closing in on or hemming in (Freq. 1) the army s enveloping maneuver • Similar to: ↑close … Useful english dictionary
Enveloping algebra — in mathematics may refer to:* The universal enveloping algebra of a Lie algebra * The enveloping algebra of a general non associative algebra … Wikipedia
Enveloping von Neumann algebra — In operator algebras, the enveloping von Neumann algebra of a C* algebra is an object that contains all the operator algebraic information about the given C* algebra. Definition Let A be a C* algebra and pi;U be its universal representation,… … Wikipedia
enveloping surface — gaubiamasis paviršius statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. enveloping surface vok. Hüllfläche, f rus. огибающая поверхность, f pranc. surface enveloppe, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
enveloping body — See all enveloping body … Dictionary of automotive terms
enveloping — adj. covering, surrounding … English contemporary dictionary
enveloping layer — the outermost layer of cells surrounding the embryo that become very flattened in the blastula and give rise to the periderm … Dictionary of ichthyology
