noun
Meaning 1
The material in which something is wrapped.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: casing, packaging, swathe
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
wrapping
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɹæp.ɪŋ/
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rhymes with -æpɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: R AE1 P IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The breaking of a section of text into lines so that it will fit into the available width of a display area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: communications, computing, engineering, journalism, literature, mathematics, media, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, publishing, sciences, writing
Examples
- See also: autowrap, backwrap, line break, word wrap, and wraparound
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: line breaking, line wrapping, text wrapping, word wrapping
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of wrap
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
an enveloping bandage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: swathe
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bandage, patch
noun
Meaning 5
the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wrap, wrapper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: covering
Narrower terms: envelope, film, plastic film, gift wrapping, jacket, plastic wrap
History
Etymology
From Middle English wrappinge, wrappynge, equivalent to wrap + -ing.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: опаковка (opakovka) — material in which something is wrapped — see also packaging
- Choctaw: afoachi — material in which something is wrapped — see also packaging
- Finnish: kääre — material in which something is wrapped — see also packaging
- French: enveloppe — material in which something is wrapped — see also packaging
- French: emballage — material in which something is wrapped — see also packaging
- Hebrew: עֲטִיפָה ('atifá) — material in which something is wrapped — see also packaging
- Russian: упако́вка (upakóvka) — material in which something is wrapped — see also packaging
- Russian: обёртка (objórtka) — material in which something is wrapped — see also packaging
- Spanish: embalaje — material in which something is wrapped — see also packaging
- Spanish: envoltorio — material in which something is wrapped — see also packaging
- Swedish: emballage — material in which something is wrapped — see also packaging
- Ottoman Turkish: زار (zar) — material in which something is wrapped — see also packaging
Real reading context