inclusion

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases)

   an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell

2. 2
   noun

   the relation of comprising something

   They admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short time frame.

3. 3
   noun

   An addition or annex to a group, set, or total.

   The poem was a new inclusion in the textbook.

4. 4
   noun

   The act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set, or total.

   The inclusion of the poem added value to the course.

5. 5
   noun

   Any material that is trapped inside a mineral during its formation, as a defect in a precious stone.

   The fewer inclusions a diamond has, the better is its clarity and value. Often the inclusions can be cut out of a diamond in the rough.

6. 6
   noun

   the act of including

7. 7
   noun

   the state of being included

8. 8
   noun

   Anything foreign that is included in a material.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inclusio, inclusionis, from the verb Latin inclūdō (“to shut in, enclose, insert”), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). By surface analysis, include + -sion. Doublet of enclosure.