Dictionary Definition
encompassing adj
1 broad in scope or content; "across-the-board
pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions
against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad
applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"-
T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn: across-the-board,
all-embracing,
all-encompassing,
all-inclusive,
blanket(a),
broad, panoptic, wide]
2 closely encircling; "encompassing mountain
ranges"; "the surrounding countryside" [syn: encompassing(a),
surrounding(a)]