encompassing

encompassing (http://definr.com/encompassing)

     adj 1: broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases";
            "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions
            against human-rights violators"; "an invention with
            broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet
            nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"
            [syn: across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing,
             all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, panoptic, wide]
     2: closely encircling; "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the
        surrounding countryside" [syn: encompassing(a), surrounding(a)]