envelopment Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of enclosing something inside something else
    inclosure; enclosure; enclosing.

WordNet

En*vel"op*ment noun
Etymology
Cf. F. enveloppement.
Definitions
  1. The act of enveloping or wrapping; an inclosing or covering on all sides.
  2. That which envelops or surrounds; an envelop.

Webster 1913