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inscribed

inscribed

5.1
Written or carved on a surface like a stone
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈskraɪbd/
translation icon : grabado
  • On the ancient stone tablet, the king's commandments were inscribed in cuneiform.

When do you see your last name inscribed in the block?

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Examples

  • The text of treaties were inscribed in bronze on its walls.

  • His tombstone is inscribed by the words When I rise from the dead, the whole world shall tremble.

  • Speech can be inscribed on a piece of rock.

  • When do you see your last name inscribed in the block?

  • It's magnificent thing in heavy bronze and it's inscribed for king and country.

  • All around the the actual portrait is his poem inscribed in Greek.

  • And what do these meticulously inscribed letters say?

  • So the plaque is inscribed to a committed, generous and skillful teacher and mentor.

  • On the wall above the couch, Countryside Serenity was the title inscribed on a golden plaque on the golden white frame.

  • Several were inscribed with the name of the tombs owner, Empress Maria, the wife of Honorius.

Synonyms

graven
vsinscribed
  • Archaic
4 9.8

Cut into stone or wood to make letters and designs

is the general term for any writing, carving, or impressed design on a surface
engraved
vsinscribed
4.3

Cut into a surface to form a design or letters

is a more general term for any writing or carving on a surface
incised
vsinscribed
7.0

Cut into a surface with a sharp tool to make lines or patterns

is broader, applying to any form of writing or carving on a surface
etched
vsinscribed
5.1

Cut into a surface or fixed strongly in someone's memory

is more general, covering any written, carved, or impressed marks on a surface
carved
vsinscribed
3.1

Made by cutting into wood, stone, or metal to form a shape

focuses on any written, carved, or engraved marking on a surface

How Deep

carved
3.1
engraved
4.3
etched
5.1
inscribed
5.1
written
1.0

Surface Forms

inscribed positive

Morphology

inscribed = inscribe (semi-transparent) = in + scribe + ed

This adjective is a regular participial formation from the verb 'inscribe', so its meaning is directly predictable if the verb is known.

Etymology

Inscribed comes from Latin parts in- meaning 'on' and scribere meaning 'to write', and you can see the same root in scribble and script. So, to be inscribed is to have words or designs 'written on' a surface, like a name carved on a medal.