encase vs incase
Definitions
verb
- enclose in, or as if in, a case
Examples
Electrical and communication components can be encased in nonconductive materials and fitted together within concrete hollows behind prescribed openings in the walls for outlets.
She says that when a caterpillar encases itself in its cocoon, tiny cells called imaginal cells begin to appear within the chrysalis.
Dry-clean and encase cashmere and fur in plastic bags for summer
Definitions
verb
- enclose in, or as if in, a case
Examples
The Australopithecenes and other prehumans had relatively large faces in proportion to the size of their heads, whereas modern humans have proportionally smaller faces and larger braincases filled with larger brains.
The image was so detailed that you could even make out the holes where blood vessels traveled from the animal's braincase.
Compared to wolves, domestic dogs are smaller and have proportionally smaller teeth, a wider palate, broader braincase and higher frontals, and smaller, less rounded auditory bullae.
