wrap around

wrap·a·round

[rap-uh-round]
adjective
1.
(of a garment) made to fold around or across the body so that one side of the garment overlaps the other forming the closure.
2.
extending in a curve from the front around to the sides: a wraparound windshield.
3.
of, pertaining to, or arranged under a wraparound mortgage: wraparound financing.
4.
all-inclusive; comprehensive: a wraparound insurance plan.
noun
5.
a wraparound object.
7.
Printing. a thin metal, plastic, or rubber plate made flat and then wrapped around a cylinder for printing on a rotary press.
9.
British, book jacket.
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So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Also, wrap-a·round.


Origin:
1965–70; adj., noun use of verb phrase wrap around (something)

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wraparound (ˈræpəˌraʊnd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
computing another name for word wrapping

wrapround or wraparound (ˈræpˌraʊnd, ˈræpəˌraʊnd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  made so as to be wrapped round something: a wrapround skirt
2.  surrounding, curving round, or overlapping
3.  curving round in one continuous piece: a wrapround windscreen
 
n
4.  printing a flexible plate of plastic, metal, or rubber that is made flat but used wrapped round the plate cylinder of a rotary press
5.  printing Also called: outsert, Sometimes shortened to: wrap a separately printed sheet folded around a section for binding
6.  a slip of paper folded round the dust jacket of a book to announce a price reduction, special offer, etc
7.  another name for wrapover
 
wraparound or wraparound
 
adj
 
n

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phase-wrapping

n. [MIT] Syn. {wrap around}, sense
2.

wrap around

vi. (also n. `wraparound' and v. shorthand `wrap')
1. [techspeak] The action of a counter that starts over at zero or at `minus infinity' (see infinity) after its maximum value has been reached, and continues incrementing, either because it is programmed to do so or because of an overflow (as when a car's odometer starts over at 0).
2. To change phase gradually and continuously by maintaining a steady wake-sleep cycle somewhat longer than 24 hours, e.g., living six long (28-hour) days in a week (or, equivalently, sleeping at the rate of 10 microhertz). This sense is also called phase-wrapping.
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wrap around definition


(Or "wraparound", "wrap") The action of a counter that starts again at zero or at "minus infinity" (see infinity) after its maximum value has been reached, and continues incrementing, either because it is programmed to do so or because of an overflow (as when a car's odometer starts again at 0).
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