confinementcommon nounSyllable DecompositionconfinementEtymologyexpandDefinitions1. Containment of radioactive materials within a determined space through a set of arrangements aimed at preventing their dispersion in unacceptable quantities beyond this space.expand2. By extension, the set of arrangements made to ensure this containment.expandPluralconfinementsTranslationsenglish:containmentSee alsoconfins (cn.) confiner (v.)