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in·clu·sion
(ĭn-klo͞o′zhən)n.
1. The act of including or the state of being included.
2. Something included.
3. A solid, liquid, or gaseous foreign body enclosed in a mineral or rock.
4. A nonliving mass, such as a droplet of fat, in the cytoplasm of a cell.
5. Computers A logical operation that assumes the second statement of a pair is true if the first one is true.
[Latin inclūsiō, inclūsiōn-, from inclūsus, past participle of inclūdere, to enclose; see include.]
in·clu′sion·ar′y (-zhə-nĕr′ē) adj.
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inclusion
(ɪnˈkluːʒən)n
1. the act of including or the state of being included
2. something included
3. (Geological Science) geology a solid fragment, liquid globule, or pocket of gas enclosed in a mineral or rock
4. (Mathematics) maths
a. the relation between two sets that obtains when all the members of the first are members of the second. Symbol: X⊆Y
b. strict inclusion proper inclusion the relation that obtains between two sets when the first includes the second but not vice versa. Symbol: X⊂Y
5. (General Engineering) engineering a foreign particle in a metal, such as a particle of metal oxide
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in•clu•sion
(ɪnˈklu ʒən)n.
1. the act of including or the state of being included.
2. something that is included.
3. a foreign body or inert structure within a cell.
4. a solid, liquid, or gaseous body enclosed within a mineral or rock.
[1590–1600; < Latin inclūsiō confinement]
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| Noun | 1. | inclusion - the state of being included situation, state of affairs - the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt embrace - the state of taking in or encircling; "an island in the embrace of the sea" encompassment - including entirely exclusion - the state of being excluded |
| 2. | inclusion - the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work" involvement - a connection of inclusion or containment; "he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen" | |
| 3. | inclusion - any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell" body - an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body" plasmid, plasmid DNA - a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication cancer body, Russell's body - an inclusion body found in plasma cells in cases of cancer | |
| 4. | inclusion - the act of including incorporation - including by incorporating |
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inclusion
noun addition, incorporation, introduction, insertion a confident performance which justified his inclusion in the team
exception, rejection, exclusion, omission
exception, rejection, exclusion, omission
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Translations
إشْتِمال، تَضَمُّن
započtení do
indbefatning
EinbeziehungInkluseInklusion
liitelisäys
beleértésbeleszámítás
òaî aî vera innifalinn/meîtalinn
zahrnutie
vključitev
dahil etme
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inclusion
n → Aufnahme f; the team was revamped with the inclusion of John → das Team wurde neu zusammengestellt und John gehörte dazu
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include
(iŋˈkluːd) verb to take in or consider along with (other people, things etc) as part of a group, set etc. Am I included in the team?; Your duties include making the tea.
inˈclusion (-ʒən) nounincluding preposition
The whole family has been ill, including the baby.
inˈclusive (-siv) adjective counting both the first and last in a series. May 7 to May 9 inclusive is three days.
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in·clu·sion
n. inclusión, acto de contener una cosa dentro de otra;
___ bodies → cuerpos de ___, presentes en el citoplasma de ciertas células en casos de infección.
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