definition of
encompassing

[1] #1 encompassing s. [across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, extensive, panoptic, wide] 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. wn

[2] #2 encompassing s. [surrounding, circumferent] closely encircling; "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the surrounding countryside". wn