containment
Meaning
- (uncountable) The state of being contained.
- (countable, uncountable) The state of containing.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Something contained.
- (countable, uncountable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.
- (countable) A physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.
- (countable) An inclusion.
Synonyms
cubic content
holding capacity
containment policy
solid content
protective casing
shell capacity
Translations
confinement
confinamiento
ανάσχεση
arginamento
contenció
contenção
Sicherheitsbehälter
احتواء εγκλωβισμός συγκράτησηFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kənˈteɪnmənt/
Etymology
From contain + -ment.
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