'Enveloping' definitions:
Definition of 'enveloping'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Surrounding and closing in on or hemming in; "the army's enveloping maneuver"
Definition of 'Enveloping'
From: GCIDE
- 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; to inclose within a case, wrapper, integument or the like; to surround entirely; as, to envelop goods or a letter; the fog envelops a ship. [1913 Webster]
- Nocturnal shades this world envelop. --J. Philips. Envelope
Definition of 'enveloping'
From: GCIDE
- enveloping \enveloping\ adj.
- 1. surrounding closely on all sides.
- Syn: ambient, encompassing, surrounding(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Definition of 'enveloping'
From: GCIDE
- enveloping \enveloping\ n. the act or process of enclosing something inside something else.
- Syn: enclosure, enclosing, envelopment, inclosure. [WordNet 1.5]