encapsulation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule)
    • the encapsulation of tendons in membranous sheaths
  2. noun the process of enclosing (as in a capsule)

WordNet


En*cap`su*la"tion noun
Definitions
  1. (Physiol.) The act of inclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to inclose it in a capsule.

Webster 1913