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inclusion
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in·clu·sion  (n-klzhn)
n.
1. The act of including or the state of being included.
2. Something included.
3. Geology A solid, liquid, or gaseous foreign body enclosed in a mineral or rock.
4. Biology A nonliving mass, such as a droplet of fat, in the cytoplasm of a cell.
5. Computer Science A logical operation that assumes the second statement of a pair is true if the first one is true.

[Latin inclsi, inclsin-, from inclsus, past participle of incldere, to enclose; see include.]

in·clusion·ary (-zh-nr) adj.

inclusion [ɪnˈkluːʒən]
n
1. the act of including or the state of being included
2. something included
3. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology a solid fragment, liquid globule, or pocket of gas enclosed in a mineral or rock
4. (Mathematics) Maths
a.  the relation between two sets that obtains when all the members of the first are members of the second. Symbol XY
b. 
strict or proper inclusion the relation that obtains between two sets when the first includes the second but not vice versa. Symbol XY
5. (Engineering / General Engineering) Engineering a foreign particle in a metal, such as a particle of metal oxide
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.inclusion - the state of being included
situation, state of affairs - the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt
embrace - the state of taking in or encircling; "an island in the embrace of the sea"
encompassment - including entirely
exclusion - the state of being excluded
2.inclusion - the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work"
involvement - a connection of inclusion or containment; "he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen"
3.inclusion - any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"
body - an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body"
plasmid, plasmid DNA - a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication
cancer body, Russell's body - an inclusion body found in plasma cells in cases of cancer
4.inclusion - the act of including
step-up, increase - the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
incorporation - including by incorporating

inclusion
noun addition, incorporation, introduction, insertion a confident performance which justified his inclusion in the team
exception, rejection, exclusion, omission
Translations
inclusion [ɪnˈkluːʒən] Ninclusión f
inclusion [ɪnˈkluːʒən] n (in team, group)inclusion f; (in collection, selection)inclusion f
inclusion
nAufnahme f; the team was revamped with the inclusion of Johndas Team wurde neu zusammengestellt und John gehörte dazu
inclusion [ɪnˈkluːʒn] ninclusione f
inclusion [ɪnˈkluːʒn] ninclusione f


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Chlamydial inclusions were observed by light and electron microscopy in the liver of an infected frog.
 
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