inset

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English

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Etymology

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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).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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inset (third-person singular simple present insets, present participle insetting, simple past and past participle inset or insetted)

  1. (transitive) To set in; infix or implant.
  2. (transitive) To insert something.
  3. (transitive) To add an inset to something.

Noun

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inset (plural insets)

  1. A smaller thing set into a larger thing, such as a small picture inside a larger one.
    • 1990, M. E. Cage, D. Y. Yu, G. Marullo Reedtz, “Observation and an Explanation of Breakdown of the Quantum Hall Effect”, in Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, volume 95, number 1:
      The inset of figure 1 shows the geometry of the samples.
  2. Anything inserted.
  3. A small piece of material used to strengthen a garment.
  4. (telecommunications) A modular microphone that can be removed from a telephone handset without disassembly.
    • 1998, Andrew Emmerson, Electronic Classics: Collecting, Restoring and Repair, page 99:
      Microphone insets can deteriorate and older examples may produce a permanent frying noise.

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Adjective

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inset (comparative further inset, superlative furthest inset)

  1. Having been inset.
    Coordinate terms: embedded, recessed
    the inset diamonds
    the inset liners

See also

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Anagrams

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch inzet (inset).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /insɛt/
  • Hyphenation: in‧sèt

Noun

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inset

  1. inset

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