CONTAINMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)

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)