Used in a Sentence

enveloping

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for enveloping.

Editorial note

The operators in effect were defined by an enveloping statement, and could be changed in the syntax.

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Quick take

(transitive) To surround, enclose or enfold.

Meaning at a glance

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verb

(transitive) To surround, enclose or enfold.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for enveloping.

Example sentences

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The operators in effect were defined by an enveloping statement, and could be changed in the syntax.

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To them, containers are a way of enveloping a process to limit it, not a way of distributing packaged software.

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He is confusing giving a name to a piece of work with enveloping it with official theater and VP awareness.

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It seems like the obvious answer is that no-one is enveloping galaxies in Dyson spheres.

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Caveats: The source doing-the-enveloping will need two passes (and enough working space for the remainder-tree).

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Back-of-the-enveloping it to a bit less than 10k/year for 66 years gives us around half a million murders in the US.

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But one might be able to address this by enveloping the magnet in sugru.

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I'm not sure what all of this qualifies as, if not a wave of fascism enveloping the globe.

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SMC instead generates methods for each 'message' and it's the enveloping program's responsibility to call the correct method to update the state.

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Fantasy AR overlays sound ridiculosly addictive as it would allow contsant enveloping escapism.

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This makes sense to me too, because some people certainly do find a sort of bliss in life-enveloping levels of work and discipline.

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On that basis, the probability that modern humans will witness the sun enveloping the earth five billion years from now is also zero.

Quote examples

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Discourse.org is doing a great work "enveloping" their complex rails app in containers to easy the install process.

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I was essentially “retired.” But GM’s enveloping crisis and my friendship with Wagoner would bring me out.

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But while we're moving outward, however slowly, don't forget Sagan's Caveat: "Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark.

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I wonder if there is some ordering of "conservation of ---" laws that is strictly enveloping/hierarchical, such that you could choose a level at which to simulate/design a universe.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use enveloping in a sentence?

The operators in effect were defined by an enveloping statement, and could be changed in the syntax.

What does enveloping mean?

(transitive) To surround, enclose or enfold.

What part of speech is enveloping?

enveloping is commonly used as verb.