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Webster 1913 Edition


Encasement

En-case′ment

,
Noun.
[Cf.
Casement
.]
1.
The act of encasing; also, that which encases.
2.
(Biol.)
An old theory of generation similar to emboîtement. See
Ovulist
.

Definition 2024


encasement

encasement

English

Noun

encasement (plural encasements)

  1. The act of encasing or something that encases
  2. (genetics) The early genetic theory, emboîtement