inclusion

[ in-kloo-zhuh n ]
/ ɪnˈklu ʒən /

noun

Origin of inclusion

1590–1600; 1945–50 for def 7; < Latin inclūsiōn- (stem of inclūsiō) a shutting in, equivalent to inclūs(us) (see incluse) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM inclusion

non·in·clu·sion, noun pre·in·clu·sion, noun re·in·clu·sion, noun

Example sentences from the Web for inclusion

British Dictionary definitions for inclusion

inclusion
/ (ɪnˈkluːʒən) /

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: XY
  2. strict inclusion or proper inclusion the relation that obtains between two sets when the first includes the second but not vice versaSymbol: XY
engineering a foreign particle in a metal, such as a particle of metal oxide

Medical definitions for inclusion

inclusion
[ ĭn-klōōzhən ]

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.