'Encapsulation' definitions:
Definition of 'encapsulation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule); "the encapsulation of tendons in membranous sheaths"
noun
The process of enclosing (as in a capsule)
Definition of 'Encapsulation'
From: GCIDE
- Encapsulation \En*cap`su*la"tion\, n. (Physiol.) The act of inclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to inclose it in a capsule. [1913 Webster]