| NOUN | cognition | containment | 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 |
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| artifact | containment | (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor | |
| act | containment | the act of containing |
| Sounds | kahntey'nmahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| 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. | |
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| Example | "containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975" | |
| Broader | policy | A plan of action adopted by an individual or social group |
| Verbs | contain | hold back, as of a danger or an enemy |
| Meaning | (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor. | |
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| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Broader | system | instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity |
| Meaning | The act of containing; keeping something from spreading. | |
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| Narrower | ring containment | A strategy of defense in cases of bioterrorism |
| Broader | restraint | The act of controlling by restraining someone or something |
| Spanish | contención | |
| Catalan | contenció | |
| Verbs | contain | hold back, as of a danger or an enemy |
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