ENCOMPASSING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does encompassing mean? 

• ENCOMPASSING (adjective)
  The adjective ENCOMPASSING has 2 senses:

1. broad in scope or content

2. closely encircling

  Familiarity information: ENCOMPASSING used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENCOMPASSING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Broad in scope or content

Synonyms:

across-the-board; all-embracing; all-encompassing; all-inclusive; blanket; broad; encompassing; extensive; panoptic; wide

Context example:

granted him wide powers

Similar:

comprehensive (including all or everything)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Closely encircling

Synonyms:

circumferent; encompassing; surrounding

Context example:

the surrounding countryside

Similar:

close (at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other)

 Context examples 

A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to disposition.

(Disposition Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to drug accountability.

(Drug Accountability Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to morphology findings.

(Morphology Findings Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to disease characteristics.

(Disease Characteristics Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to device-in-use.

(Device-In-Use Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to device identifiers.

(Device Identifiers Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to device properties.

(Device Properties Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to device tracking and disposition.

(Device Tracking and Disposition Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to nervous system findings.

(Nervous System Findings Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to the brain and nervous system.

(Neuroscience Domain, NCI Thesaurus)