wrapping
- 01 B1 Intermediate
the paper, plastic, or cloth used to cover and protect an object.
the material, such as paper or film, used to encase or protect an item.
Simple“Please throw the plastic wrapping in the bin after you open the box.”
In context“The manufacturer replaced the traditional foil wrapping with a biodegradable alternative to reduce the environmental impact of their packaging.”
- 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
the way text automatically moves to a new line when it reaches the edge of a screen.
the automatic arrangement of text into lines so that it fits within the specified width of a window or column.
Simple“If you turn off text wrapping, you will have to scroll sideways to read the whole sentence.”
In context“The developer adjusted the CSS properties to ensure that text wrapping functioned correctly on mobile devices with narrow screens.”
Synonymsword wrapline break
From Middle English wrappinge, wrappynge, equivalent to wrap + -ing.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.