inset
/ˈɪnsɛt/
inset verb: to set in; infix or implant.
Verb
inset (third-person singular simple present insets, present participle insetting, simple past and past participle inset or insetted)
Noun
inset (plural insets)
- A smaller thing set into a larger thing, such as a small picture inside a larger one.
- a map of the whole state with city maps as insets
- The inset of figure 1 shows the geometry of the samples.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...
- 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.1998, Andrew Emmerson, Electronic Classics: Collecting, Restoring and Repair, page 99
- An opening partway down a shaft, giving access to the intermediate levels.
Adjective
inset (comparative further inset or farther inset, superlative furthest inset or farthest inset)
- Having been inset.
- the inset diamonds
- the inset liners
inset meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada
inset in Tamil
- இடை சேர்ப்பு, உள்ளீடு, படத்தினுள் படம், உட்படம், உள்ளடக்கம், உள்ளீடு செய்
inset in Urdu
- اندر لگانا, داخل کرنا
inset in Kannada
- ಒಳಜೋಡಣೆ, ಅಂತರ್ವೇಶ, ತೂರಿಕೆ
Examples of inset in a sentence
- Mature female black rockfish and newborn (inset), which sports an oil globule (arrow) - its prepacked lunch.
- Cadet First Sergeant: 3 Chevrons, 3 rockers with a diamond inset.
- The inset sketch of joint shows the housing of the top rail to receive the legs.
Forms of inset
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | insets |
| present participle | insetting |
| past participle | inset |
| past | inset |
| past participle | insetted |
| past | insetted |
| Noun | |
| plural | insets |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | further inset |
| comparative | farther inset |
| superlative | furthest inset |
| superlative | farthest inset |
Origin of inset
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”).
Phrases with inset
Questions about inset
- What does inset mean?
- Inset means to set in; infix or implant.
- What is inset in Tamil?
- Inset in Tamil is இடை சேர்ப்பு, உள்ளீடு, படத்தினுள் படம். See Inset meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is inset?
- Inset can be a verb, a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce inset?
- Inset is pronounced /ˈɪnsɛt/.
- What is the past tense of inset?
- The past tense of inset is inset.
Words near inset in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inset (page history and authors); inset (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inset (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inset (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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