Word

containment, n.
(containments)

the act of containing; keeping something from spreading
<noun.act>

containment

sample sentences

"the containment of the AIDS epidemic"
"the containment of the rebellion"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

ring containment

(physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
<noun.artifact>

containment

semantic pointers

hypernym

domain of synset (topic)

physics, natural philosophy

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
<noun.cognition>

containment

sample sentences

"containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym