Embedded
[ɪm'bɛd]
Definition
(adj.) inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole; 'confused by the embedded Latin quotations'; 'an embedded subordinate clause' .
(adj.) enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass; 'found pebbles embedded in the silt'; 'stone containing many embedded fossils'; 'peach and plum seeds embedded in a sweet edible pulp' .
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Embed
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Examples
- The types, placed upon a flat stone embedded in a movable table, were inked with large soft balls covered with pelts. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Embedded in some soft thick substance are the insulated wires in which heat is to be developed, and over this is placed a covering of felt. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The boring bit is a steel thimble about four inches in length, having two rows of Brazilian black diamonds firmly embedded therein, the edges projecting slightly. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Suppose a 600-pound bowlder which is embedded in the ground is needed for the tower of a building. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- It signifies conscious transfer of a meaning embedded in past experience for use in a new one. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
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