contención — meaning in English
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English meaning
- containment noun The act or state of keeping something within limits, or the thing that has been kept in check.
- contention noun A claim or position put forward and argued for, especially in a debate.
Senses
contención is used for these senses in English:
- containment (uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.
- containment (countable) A physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.
- contention Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
containment — full definition
- noun The act or state of keeping something within limits, or the thing that has been kept in check.
- noun (history/politics) A foreign policy strategy aimed at stopping a rival power from expanding its influence, notably US policy toward the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
- noun A protective structure built to stop dangerous or radioactive material from escaping, as in a nuclear plant.
contention — full definition
- noun A claim or position put forward and argued for, especially in a debate.
- noun Heated disagreement or dispute.
- noun Competition between parties or systems for a limited resource.