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enveloped

Enveloped is the past participle and an adjective form of envelop, meaning to surround, cover, or enclose something completely. It can describe a physical wrapping as well as a surrounding atmosphere, light, fog, or emotion.

The word derives from Old French envelopper, with en- meaning “in” and a root related to wrapping

Usage and scope

In everyday language, enveloped describes something that is fully surrounded or hidden by another thing. For

Domain-specific senses

In biology, enveloped refers to certain viruses that possess a lipid envelope derived from a host cell

Related terms

Envelope (noun) denotes the wrapper or outer covering, while enveloping describes the act or process of surrounding.

or
folding.
In
English,
envelop
and
envelope
have
developed
in
parallel,
with
envelope
typically
serving
as
the
noun
for
a
wrapper
and
envelop
as
the
verb
or
adjective
form.
example,
a
package
may
be
enveloped
in
brown
paper,
or
a
valley
can
be
enveloped
in
mist.
The
term
is
also
used
metaphorically
to
describe
conditions
or
feelings
that
seem
to
surround
a
person
or
situation,
such
as
being
enveloped
by
silence
or
darkness.
membrane,
surrounding
their
protein
capsid.
In
information
security,
envelope-based
terminology
appears
in
concepts
like
envelope
encryption,
where
data
is
encrypted
and
then
placed
in
an
"envelope"
protected
by
a
separate
key
management
mechanism.
Envelopment
is
a
noun
form
referring
to
the
act
of
enveloping
or
the
state
of
being
enveloped.