'shrink-wrapping' definitions:
Definition of 'shrink-wrapping'
From: GCIDE
- shrink-wrap \shrink"-wrap\, shrinkwrap \shrink"wrap\ (shr[i^][ng]k"r[a^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. shrink-wrapped or {shrink"wrapped} (shr[i^][ng]k"r[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {shrink"wrapping} or {shrink"-wrapping}.] to wrap and seal (an object for sale) in a transparent sheet of plastic material that is shrunken to a tight-fitting wrapping by the application of heat. [PJC] shrink-wrap
Definition of 'shrink-wrapping'
From: GCIDE
- shrink-wrap \shrink"-wrap\, shrinkwrap \shrink"wrap\, n. a type of plastic film, usually transparent, that shrinks upon application of heat, and may be used to form a wrapping around objects that fits tightly and closely follows the contours of the wrapped object; -- also called shrink-pack, shrinkpack or shrink-wrapping. [PJC]