It means to include something. It also means to enclose or surround something.
Words similar in meaning to "encompasses" are "includes", "surrounds", and "contains".
Surround and have or hold within.
includes, holds, covers, admits, deals with, containes, embraces, envelop
I think you mean ambiance. According to dictionary.reference.com, ambiance means:1. the mood, character, quality, tone, atmosphere, etc., particularly of an environment or milieu: The restaurant had a delightful ambiance. 2. that which surrounds or encompasses; environment. ("ambiance." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 21 Oct. 2008. .)
Beveragewear means any type of drinking vessel. The word encompasses everything from a paper cup all the way to the most elaborate crystal stemware.
Otepoti is the Maori name for Dunedin, a city in the South Island of New Zealand. It translates to "place of the pot."
The professor gives a test that encompasses everything he teaches throughout the year. The atmosphere encompasses the earth.
list the concepts of duty of care encompasses
Words similar in meaning to "encompasses" are "includes", "surrounds", and "contains".
The hydrosphere encompasses all of Earth's water.
If you mean strictly in landmass, Canada. It is second only to Russia and encompasses 7% of the worlds land.
Logistics Specialist, First Class. It is an E-6 enlisted rating which encompasses the former jobs of storekeeper and postal clerk.
Orbs, loops, spheres, coils, rings, globes, halos, goes around, encompasses, encircles, surrounds, enspheres, envelops...
Surround and have or hold within.
hydrosphere
'Diffuse' means "spread out," so diffuse abdominal pain is pain that encompasses the entire abdomen and is not limited to one certain part of the abdomen.
Amity refers to the state of friendship or cordiality. It encompasses everyone with and without disabilities and allows for all to be considered the same, without any mean behaviour.