English words for 'The act or process of containing something again.'
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noun
- The act or process by which one thing is embedded in another.
- (differential topology) An immersion which is also a topological embedding; equivalently, a diffeomorphism whose image is a submanifold of its codomain.
- (machine learning, artificial intelligence) A representation of a unit of text (such as a word or token) as a vector, which encodes the context in which it is used.
- (mathematical analysis) A map between metric spaces which preserves distances up to some scaling factor (called the distortion).
- (topology) A continuous map which is also a homeomorphism between its domain and its image (considered with the subspace topology induced by its codomain).
- (category theory) An injective morphism in a concrete category which is also initial.
- (field theory, Galois theory) A ring homomorphism between fields (the name deriving from the fact that all such maps are injective).
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verb
- (intransitive, informal, specifically) To return to a vice, especially self-harm or alcoholism, failing to maintain abstinence.
- To slip or slide back physically; to turn back.
- (intransitive) To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.
- (intransitive, medicine, of a disease) To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).
- deteriorate in health
- go back to bad behavior
noun
- the act of enclosing something inside something else
- a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
- a naturally enclosed space
- something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter
- (uncountable) The act of enclosing, i.e. the insertion or inclusion of an item in a letter or package.
- (religion) The area of a convent, monastery, etc where access is restricted to community members.
- (countable) An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.
- (uncountable, British History) The post-feudal process of subdivision of common lands for individual ownership.
- (countable) Something that is enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package.
- (uncountable, by extension) The act of restricting access to ideas, works of art or technologies using patents or intellectual property laws.
- (uncountable) The act of separating and surrounding an area, domain, or amount of something with a barrier.
noun
- the act of enclosing something inside something else
- The act of enveloping.
- That which envelops; a covering.
- (fencing) An action to seize the opponent's blade in one line and lead it (without losing contact) through a full circle to end in the same line.
- (military) An offensive action in which an attacking force moves over or around the enemy and attacks from the rear; see also pincer movement.
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- The act or process by which something is rendered.
- Sketch, illustration, or painting.
- (computer graphics) The process of producing an image from an internal model, or the image thus produced.
- Version; translation.
- perspective drawing of an architect's design
- a coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall
- the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
- an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
- a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
- a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
- giving in acknowledgment of obligation
verb
noun
- The act of resorbing.
- The redissolving, wholly or in part, in the molten magma of an igneous rock, of crystals previously formed.
- (medicine) The loss and reassimilation of bone (or other) material.
- the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation
noun
- The act of wrapping something up.
- The act of winding into a ball.
- (poultry) The accumulation of soil on the feet of a bird, a process that eventually leads to infection.
- (beekeeping) An incident when worker bees surround a queen bee, usually leading to her death by suffocation or starvation.
- The measurement on a hydrometer of the amount of sugar in a liquid.
- The act or process of using a wrecking ball.
- The accumulation of material such as snow or mud under the feet of a horse.
- The act of curling up.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Synonym of sexual intercourse.
- The act of scouring out a pipe or drain by forcing rocks or similar items through it with high-pressure water.
- The process of firing ball-like projectiles.
- The act of forcing a bolus of medicine down the throat of an animal.
- Aggregation into clumps or balls;
- The act of cutting the roots (of a tree) about six inches from the stem, wrapping roots and soil in a sack, then tying the sack with twine.
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noun
- The act of taking something up, by tightening, absorption, or reeling in.
- Acceptance (of a proposal, offer, request, etc.).
- (machinery) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine or loom for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
- the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in
- any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom)
noun
- The action of reverting something.
- The fact of being turned the reverse way.
- (property law) The right of succeeding to an estate, or to another possession.
- The action of returning to a former condition or practice.
- The action of turning something the reverse way.
- (genetics) The return of a genetic characteristic after a period of suppression.
- (Islam, usually proscribed) The act of conversion to Islam, due to the belief that all people are born Muslim.
- The right of succeeding to an office after the death or retirement of the holder.
- (property law) An estate which has been returned in this manner.
- A sum payable on a person's death.
- (property law) The return of an estate to the donor or grantor after expiry of the grant.
- a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
- turning in the opposite direction
- (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
- (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or their heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)
- returning to a former state
- a failure to maintain a higher state
noun
- The act or process by which one thing is embedded in another.
- (differential topology) An immersion which is also a topological embedding; equivalently, a diffeomorphism whose image is a submanifold of its codomain.
- (machine learning, artificial intelligence) A representation of a unit of text (such as a word or token) as a vector, which encodes the context in which it is used.
- (mathematical analysis) A map between metric spaces which preserves distances up to some scaling factor (called the distortion).
- (topology) A continuous map which is also a homeomorphism between its domain and its image (considered with the subspace topology induced by its codomain).
- (category theory) An injective morphism in a concrete category which is also initial.
- (field theory, Galois theory) A ring homomorphism between fields (the name deriving from the fact that all such maps are injective).
verb
noun
verb
- (intransitive, informal, specifically) To return to a vice, especially self-harm or alcoholism, failing to maintain abstinence.
- To slip or slide back physically; to turn back.
- (intransitive) To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.
- (intransitive, medicine, of a disease) To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).
- deteriorate in health
- go back to bad behavior
noun
- the act of enclosing something inside something else
- a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
- a naturally enclosed space
- something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter
- (uncountable) The act of enclosing, i.e. the insertion or inclusion of an item in a letter or package.
- (religion) The area of a convent, monastery, etc where access is restricted to community members.
- (countable) An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.
- (uncountable, British History) The post-feudal process of subdivision of common lands for individual ownership.
- (countable) Something that is enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package.
- (uncountable, by extension) The act of restricting access to ideas, works of art or technologies using patents or intellectual property laws.
- (uncountable) The act of separating and surrounding an area, domain, or amount of something with a barrier.
noun
- the act of enclosing something inside something else
- The act of enveloping.
- That which envelops; a covering.
- (fencing) An action to seize the opponent's blade in one line and lead it (without losing contact) through a full circle to end in the same line.
- (military) An offensive action in which an attacking force moves over or around the enemy and attacks from the rear; see also pincer movement.
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verb
noun
verb
noun
- The act or process by which something is rendered.
- Sketch, illustration, or painting.
- (computer graphics) The process of producing an image from an internal model, or the image thus produced.
- Version; translation.
- perspective drawing of an architect's design
- a coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall
- the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
- an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
- a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
- a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
- giving in acknowledgment of obligation
verb
noun
- The act of resorbing.
- The redissolving, wholly or in part, in the molten magma of an igneous rock, of crystals previously formed.
- (medicine) The loss and reassimilation of bone (or other) material.
- the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation
noun
- The act of wrapping something up.
- The act of winding into a ball.
- (poultry) The accumulation of soil on the feet of a bird, a process that eventually leads to infection.
- (beekeeping) An incident when worker bees surround a queen bee, usually leading to her death by suffocation or starvation.
- The measurement on a hydrometer of the amount of sugar in a liquid.
- The act or process of using a wrecking ball.
- The accumulation of material such as snow or mud under the feet of a horse.
- The act of curling up.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Synonym of sexual intercourse.
- The act of scouring out a pipe or drain by forcing rocks or similar items through it with high-pressure water.
- The process of firing ball-like projectiles.
- The act of forcing a bolus of medicine down the throat of an animal.
- Aggregation into clumps or balls;
- The act of cutting the roots (of a tree) about six inches from the stem, wrapping roots and soil in a sack, then tying the sack with twine.
adj
verb
noun
- The act of taking something up, by tightening, absorption, or reeling in.
- Acceptance (of a proposal, offer, request, etc.).
- (machinery) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine or loom for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
- the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in
- any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom)
noun
- The action of reverting something.
- The fact of being turned the reverse way.
- (property law) The right of succeeding to an estate, or to another possession.
- The action of returning to a former condition or practice.
- The action of turning something the reverse way.
- (genetics) The return of a genetic characteristic after a period of suppression.
- (Islam, usually proscribed) The act of conversion to Islam, due to the belief that all people are born Muslim.
- The right of succeeding to an office after the death or retirement of the holder.
- (property law) An estate which has been returned in this manner.
- A sum payable on a person's death.
- (property law) The return of an estate to the donor or grantor after expiry of the grant.
- a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
- turning in the opposite direction
- (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
- (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or their heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)
- returning to a former state
- a failure to maintain a higher state
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