Enclosure vs Exhibit - What's the difference?
enclosure | exhibit |
(countable) Something enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package.
(uncountable) The act of enclosing, i.e. the insertion or inclusion of an item in a letter or package.
(countable) An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.
(uncountable) The act of separating and surrounding an area, domain, or amount of something with a barrier.
(uncountable, British History) The post-feudal process of subdivision of common lands for individual ownership.
The area of a convent, monastery, etc where access is restricted to community members.
To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.
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To demonstrate.
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, title= (legal) To submit (a physical object) to a court as evidence.
To put on a public display.
(medicine) To administer as a remedy.
An instance of .
That which is .
A public showing; an exhibition.
(legal) An article formally introduced as evidence in a court.
As nouns the difference between enclosure and exhibit
is that enclosure is something enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package while exhibit is an instance of exhibiting.As a verb exhibit is
to display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.enclosure
English
(wikipedia enclosure)Alternative forms
* inclosureNoun
- There was an enclosure with the letter — a photo.
- ''The enclosure of a photo with your letter is appreciated.
- He faced punishment for creating the fenced enclosure in a public park.
- The glass enclosure holds the mercury vapor.
- The winning horse was first into the unsaddling enclosure .
- The enclosure of public land is against the law.
- The experiment requires the enclosure of mercury vapor in a glass tube.
- At first, untrained horses resist enclosure .
- Strip-farming disappeared after enclosure .
Usage notes
* For more on the spelling of this word, see (m).exhibit
English
Verb
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Synonyms
* display, show, show off * (demonstrate) demonstrate, show * (present for inspection)Noun
(en noun)- The museum's new exhibit is drawing quite a crowd.
- Exhibit A is this photograph of the corpse.