Inclusion
[in-kloo-zhuh n] /ɪnˈklu ʒən/
noun
1.
the act of .
2.
the state of being .
3.
something that is .
4.
Biology. a body suspended in the cytoplasm, as a granule.
5.
Mineralogy. a solid body or a body of gas or liquid enclosed within the mass of a mineral.
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Petrography. .
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Logic, Mathematics. the relationship between two sets when the second is a subset of the first.
/ɪnˈkluːʒən/
noun
1.
the act of including or the state of being included
2.
something included
3.
(geology) a solid fragment, liquid globule, or pocket of gas enclosed in a mineral or rock
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(maths)
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(engineering) a foreign particle in a metal, such as a particle of metal oxide
n.
c.1600, from Latin inclusionem (nominative inclusio) “a shutting up, confinement,” noun of action from past participle stem of includere (see include).
inclusion in·clu·sion (ĭn-klōō’zhən)
n.
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