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CONTAINMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of containing; keeping something from spreading
Example:
the containment of the rebellion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("containment" is a kind of...):
restraint (the act of controlling by restraining someone or something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "containment"):
ring containment (a strategy of defense in cases of bioterrorism; vaccination only of people exposed and others who are in contact with them)
Derivation:
contain (hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("containment" is a kind of...):
system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
Example:
containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("containment" is a kind of...):
policy (a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group)
Derivation:
contain (hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of)
