inclusion
See also: inclusión
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inclusio, inclusionis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪnˈkluːʒən/
- Rhymes: -uːʒən
Noun
inclusion (countable and uncountable, plural inclusions)
- (countable) An addition or annex to a group, set, or total.
- The poem was a new inclusion in the textbook.
- (uncountable) The act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set, or total.
- The inclusion of the poem added value to the course.
- (countable) Anything foreign that is included in a material,
- (countable, mineralogy) Any material that is trapped inside a mineral during its formation, as a defect in a precious stone.
- (biology) A nuclear or cytoplasmic aggregate of stainable substances.
- (mathematics) A mapping where the domain is a subset of the image.
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
addition or annex to a group, set or total
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act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
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defect in precious stone
See also
French
Etymology
From Old French inclusion, borrowed from Latin inclūsiō, inclūsiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.kly.zjɔ̃/
Further reading
- “inclusion” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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