entanglement

== English == === Etymology === From entangle +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈtæŋɡəlmənt/ === Noun === entanglement (countable and uncountable, plural entanglements) The act of entangling. The state or condition of being entangled; intricate and confused involution. The condition of being deeply involved and intricated (with politics, a group, another person, etc.) The condition, or an instance, of being romantically or sexually involved with another person; an affair. For quotations using this term, see Citations:entanglement. That which entangles; an involvement, a complication; an intricacy; a perplexity. (military) An obstruction placed in front or on the flank of a fortification, to impede an enemy's approach. (nautical) An obstruction of cables and spars across a river or harbour entrance. (physics) Ellipsis of quantum entanglement. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== entangler entangling ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “entanglement”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “entanglement”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. entanglement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia