encapsulated
adjective
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Definition of encapsulated
1
: surrounded by a gelatinous or membranous envelope
encapsulated water bacteria
2
: condensed
Examples of encapsulated in a Sentence
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They could be delivered individually, but will more often be part of a collective system called an encapsulated payload. — The Economist, "Submarine-launched drone platoons will soon be emerging from the sea," 22 June 2019 The answer rode along the beam of an LED flashlight piercing the utter blackness of an encapsulated world 200 feet removed from civilization. — azcentral, "AZ Memo: Arizona car registration could cost you more soon + 3 other things to read this morning," 5 Mar. 2018 Alderman, who spoke at a school-board meeting in North Haven earlier this year, feels that even the encapsulated crumb rubber the town plans to install comes with issues. — Alex Putterman, The Atlantic, "The School Synthetic-Turf Wars," 12 Oct. 2017 This sketch perfectly encapsulated conversations many white liberals had at parties on election night. — Elahe Izadi, chicagotribune.com, "'SNL's' 10 best political sketches this season," 22 May 2017 In a mere 22 seconds-even on the move at speeds up to 25 miles per hour-the occupants within the 1 Series Convertible can go from encapsulated comfort to top-down exhileration. — Matthew Phenix, WIRED, "BMW Uncovers U.S.-Bound 1-series Convertible," 30 Sep. 2007These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'encapsulated.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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