inclusion

UK /ɪnˈkluːʒən/ US /ɪnˈkluːʒən/
noun 5

Definitions

noun

1

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

The poem was a new inclusion in the textbook.

2

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.

3

Anything foreign that is included in a material.

4

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.

5

A nuclear or cytoplasmic aggregate of stainable substances.

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