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Inset

//ˈɪnsɛt// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having been inset.

    "the inset diamonds"

Noun
  1. 1
    A smaller thing set into a larger thing, such as a small picture inside a larger one.

    "The inset of figure 1 shows the geometry of the samples."

  2. 2
    a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment wordnet
  3. 3
    Anything inserted.
  4. 4
    an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted wordnet
  5. 5
    A small piece of material used to strengthen a garment.
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  1. 6
    a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one wordnet
  2. 7
    A modular microphone that can be removed from a telephone handset without disassembly.

    "Microphone insets can deteriorate and older examples may produce a permanent frying noise."

  3. 8
    An opening partway down a shaft, giving access to the intermediate levels.
Verb
  1. 1
    To set in; infix or implant. transitive
  2. 2
    set or place in wordnet
  3. 3
    To insert something. transitive
  4. 4
    To add an inset to something. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English insetten, from Old English insettan (“to set in, institute, appoint”), equivalent to in- + set. Cognate with Dutch inzetten (“to insert, set in”), Low German insetten (“to set in”), German einsetzen (“to insert, employ”), Danish indsætte (“to insert”), Swedish insätta (“to inset, induct, institute”), Icelandic innsetja (“to install”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English insetten, from Old English insettan (“to set in, institute, appoint”), equivalent to in- + set. Cognate with Dutch inzetten (“to insert, set in”), Low German insetten (“to set in”), German einsetzen (“to insert, employ”), Danish indsætte (“to insert”), Swedish insätta (“to inset, induct, institute”), Icelandic innsetja (“to install”).

Etymology 3

From Middle English insetten, from Old English insettan (“to set in, institute, appoint”), equivalent to in- + set. Cognate with Dutch inzetten (“to insert, set in”), Low German insetten (“to set in”), German einsetzen (“to insert, employ”), Danish indsætte (“to insert”), Swedish insätta (“to inset, induct, institute”), Icelandic innsetja (“to install”).

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