/ˈɪnsɛt/
OriginFrom 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”).
- transitiveTo set in; infix or implant.
- transitiveTo insert something.
- transitiveTo add an inset to something.
- 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.”
- Anything inserted.
- A small piece of material used to strengthen a garment.
- 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.”
- An opening partway down a shaft, giving access to the intermediate levels.
- Having been inset.
“the inset diamonds”
“the inset liners”
Formsinsets(present, singular, third-person) · insetting(participle, present) · inset(participle, past) · inset(past) · insetted(participle, past) · insetted(past) · insets(plural) · further inset(comparative) · farther inset(comparative) · furthest inset(superlative) · farthest inset(superlative)