Definition
The action or process of wrapping something up or covering it completely.
Etymology
From 'envelop' plus suffix '-ment' (condition or state). This suffix was commonly added to verbs in Middle English to create abstract nouns describing actions or results.
Kelly Says
In military strategy, 'envelopment' is a tactical maneuver where forces surround an enemy—so the same word for wrapping a present also describes one of history's most dramatic battle formations.
Translations
CACatalà
envolupament
en-vo-lu-pa-men-t
CSČeština
obalení
oh-ba-len-ee
DADansk
indpakning
in-d-pak-ning
DEDeutsch
Umhüllung
oom-hyoo-lung
ELΕλληνικά
περιβαλλoν
pe-ri-val-lon
ESEspañol
envolvimiento
en-vol-vee-m-ee-en-to
FISuomi
kääritty
kää-rit-ty
FRFrançais
enveloppement
ɑ̃-vɔl-pɔ-mɑ̃
HUMagyar
bevonás
be-vo-nas
IDBahasa Indonesia
pelindung
pe-lin-dung
ITItaliano
avvolgimento
a-vvol-ghee-men-to
MSBahasa Melayu
pelindung
pe-lin-dung
NLNederlands
omhulling
om-hul-ling
NONorsk
omkledning
om-kled-ning
PLPolski
opakowanie
o-pa-ko-wan-ie
PTPortuguês
envolvimento
en-vol-vee-men-to
RORomână
înveliș
in-ve-li-sh
RUРусский
охватывание
okh-vat-vee-van-ie
SVSvenska
omslutning
om-sloo-tning
SWKiswahili
ukimbwi
oo-kim-bwee
TAதமிழ்
கூடுதல்
koo-du-thal
TLTL
pag-kakatakpan
pag-ka-ta-k-a-pan
TRTürkçe
sarmalanma
sar-ma-lan-ma
UKУкраїнська
оповиття
o-po-vi-t-tya
VITiếng Việt
bao bọc
bao-bo-ck
ZUZU
ukushela
oo-ku-she-la