confinement — [ kɔ̃finmɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1481; de confiner 1 ♦ Action de confiner. ♢ Spécialt, méd. Interdiction à un malade de quitter la chambre. ⇒ quarantaine. 2 ♦ Phys. Limitation du volume accessible à des particules, dans une installation nucléaire. Spécialt… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Confinement — may refer to either Civil confinement for psychiatric patients Color confinement, the physical principle explaining the non observation of color charged particles like free quarks Solitary confinement, a strict form of imprisonment The… … Wikipedia
Confinement — Con*fine ment, n. 1. Restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of liberty; seclusion. [1913 Webster] The mind hates restraint, and is apt to fancy itself under confinement when the sight is pent up. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. Restraint … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confinement — con·fine·ment n 1: the act of confining 2: the state of being confined Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. confinement … Law dictionary
confinement — 1590s, from Fr. confinement (16c.; the O.Fr. word was confinacion), from confiner (see CONFINE (Cf. confine)). As a euphemism for childbed it dates from 1774 (the M.E. expression was Our Lady s bands) … Etymology dictionary
Confinement — [kən faɪnmənt, englisch »Einschließung«] das, s, in der Elementarteilchenphysik die Tatsache, dass es bisher nicht gelungen ist, die vermutlichen Grundbausteine der Kernmaterie, die Quarks, als isolierte freie Teilchen aufzufinden, sondern nur… … Universal-Lexikon
confinement — [n1] imprisonment; restriction bonds, bounding, bounds, check, circumscription, coercion, constrainment, constraint, control, cramp, curb, custody, delimitation, detention, immuration, incarceration, internment, jail, keeping, limitation,… … New thesaurus
confinement — [kən fīn′mənt] n. a confining or being confined; specif., a) imprisonment b) limitation; restriction; restraint c) childbirth; lying in … English World dictionary
Confinement — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Confinement », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Confinement peut faire référence à :… … Wikipédia en Français
confinement — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ close ▪ The animals are kept in close confinement. ▪ solitary ▪ home (AmE) ▪ He was sentenced to six months of home confinement … Collocations dictionary
