
• (a.) Having all the essential working parts connected by a bedplate or framework, or contained in a case, etc., so that mutual relations of the parts do not depend upon fastening outside of the machine itself. • (a.) Having self-control; reserved; uncommunicative; wholly engrossed in one`s self.
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A classroom is self-contained if the students in it spend the entire day (or the bulk of the day) with the same teacher. Elementary education is almost always conducted in self-contained classrooms. Self-contained programs can also be geared toward grouping by ability, disability, or other labels placed on students, such as the label 'gifted.'
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Self`-con·tained' adjective 1. Having self-control; reserved; uncommunicative; wholly engrossed in one's self.
2. (Machinery) Having all the essential working parts connected by a bedplate or framework, or contained in a case, etc., so that mutual relations of the parts do not de...
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[
adj] - constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself
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complete in itself
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adjective constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself; `the university is like a self-contained city with shops and all amenities`
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An RV that needs no external connections to provide short-term cooking, bathing, and heating functions and could park overnight anywhere.
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