inclusion
/ɪnˈkluːʒən/
inclusion noun: an addition or annex to a group, set, or total.
Noun
inclusion (countable and uncountable, plural inclusions)
- An addition or annex to a group, set, or total.
- The poem was a new inclusion in the textbook.
- 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.
- Anything foreign that is included in a material.
- 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.2009, Cindy Lasiter, Diamonds in the Rough, Xulon Press, →ISBN, page xi
- A nuclear or cytoplasmic aggregate of stainable substances.
- An object completely inside a tissue, such as epidermal inclusion cyst, a cyst in the epidermis.
- A mapping where the domain is a subset of the image.
- Restriction; limitation.
inclusion meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
inclusion in Hindi
- inclusion, involvement, incorporation
- समावेश samāveś
inclusion in Tamil
- உள்ளடக்கல், சேர்த்துக் கொள்ளல், சேர்ப்பு
inclusion in Marathi
- समावेशन, समावेशकता
inclusion in Urdu
- شمول, ضمن
More languagesFewer languages
- inclusion in Bengali
- অন্তনিবেশ, ধারণ, অধীনতা
- inclusion in Telugu
- సమ్మిళితం
- inclusion in Malayalam
- അടക്കം aṭakkaṁ
- inclusion in Kannada
- ಸೇರ್ಪಡೆ
- inclusion in Punjabi
- ਸਮਾਵੇਸ਼
- inclusion in Gujarati
- સમાવેશ samāveś
- inclusion in Odia
- ଅନ୍ତର୍ଭୁକ୍ତିକରଣ, ଅନ୍ତର୍ଭୂକ୍ତ, ଅନ୍ତର୍ଭୂକ୍ତିକରଣ
- inclusion in Nepali
- समावेशन, समावेशीकरण, समावेस
- inclusion in Persian
- گنجایش, دربرداری, دخول, شمول
Examples of inclusion in a sentence
- James and Polly have a bitter rivalry due to the latter's inclusion in the Tea Time Teaser.
- The inclusion or omission of definite articles follows idiomatic norms in each language and depends on context and intent.
- The flake hinged at an inclusion in the core.
Antonyms of inclusion
Forms of inclusion
| plural | inclusions |
|---|---|
| alternative form | enclusion |
Origin of inclusion
Borrowed from Latin inclūsiō, inclūsiōnis, from the verb Latin inclūdō (“to shut in, enclose, insert”), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w- (“key, hook, nail”). By surface analysis, include + -sion. Doublet of enclosure.
Words formed from inclusion
- bioinclusion
- e-inclusion
- inclusionary
- inclusion complex
- inclusion compound
- inclusion function
- inclusionism
- inclusionist
- inclusion map
- inclusion polymorphism
- inclusion rider
- inclusion unit
- microinclusion
- nanoinclusion
- neuroinclusion
- noninclusion
- overinclusion
- postinclusion
- preinclusion
- proper inclusion
- pseudoinclusion
- reinclusion
- transclusion
- underinclusion
Phrases with inclusion
Words that rhyme with inclusion
Questions about inclusion
- What does inclusion mean?
- Inclusion means an addition or annex to a group, set, or total.
- What is inclusion in Hindi?
- Inclusion in Hindi is समावेश (samāveś). See Inclusion meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is inclusion?
- Inclusion is a noun.
- How do you pronounce inclusion?
- Inclusion is pronounced /ɪnˈkluːʒən/.
- What is the plural of inclusion?
- The plural of inclusion is inclusions.
Words near inclusion in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inclusion (page history and authors); समावेश (Hindi) (page history and authors); inclusion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inclusion (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inclusion (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inclusion (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inclusion (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); അടക്കം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); inclusion (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inclusion (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); સમાવેશ (Gujarati) (page history and authors); inclusion (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inclusion (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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