inset
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6.9
- noun
- /ˈɪnˌsɛt/
:
inserto
- The double doors had glass insets, but the glass was mottled so as not to be transparent.
- inset of flap
- inset columns
Notice the image on the left, Barack Obama, how it's framed perfectly in the inset marble in the wall.
- Notice the image on the left, Barack Obama, how it's framed perfectly in the inset marble in the wall.
Examples
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The announcement for Linda's party tonight still hung from the door; the inset glass above the taped notice was encouragingly dark.
Fiction book (2002) -
The mailer included an inset that criticized his opponent for 'allowing' crime to spike on his watch.
Blog text (33) -
Measure or use the paper inset in the frame to check the size.
Blog text (18) -
Covers from September 2008 to June 2011 featured an inset photograph of a person making music.
Academic text (2014) -
The inset photo was eliminated in September 2011 to allow for more text announcing the contents of the issue.
Academic text (2014) -
For uncommon borders, give an inset with a little box around the region on a larger-scale map.
Blog text (14) -
When he pressed the "identify" button on the podium keypad, an inset screen revealed a student's name.
Fiction book (2002) -
The inset in b is an HRTEM image of individual AgNPs showing the lattice fringes.
Academic text (2018) -
Stark white walls now surrounded him, interrupted only by glass-covered, inset mini-cam ports and the thin outline of a tightly fitting door.
Fiction book (2002) -
The decorative fireplace is cherry with a marble inset that sets a more formal tone for the room.
Synonyms
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3.9
A piece placed inside something to give information or protect it
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6.7
A pattern made by fitting pieces of wood, metal, or other materials into a surface
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7.8
A small piece of cloth sewn into clothing or bags to make a part wider and stronger
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inset comes from the parts in- meaning 'in' and set meaning 'to put', and it is like the word insert. Think of a small piece set into a dress or jacket, so an inset is a piece put into something to decorate it or help it fit better.