Definitions of inset [ɪnˈsɜr vɪs, ˈɪnˌsɜr-]

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Definition of 'inset'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) inset
something inserted; insert.

2.  inset
a small picture, map, etc., inserted within the border of a larger one.

3.  inset
a piece of cloth set into a garment, usu. as an ornamental panel.

4.  inset
an inflow, esp. of water.

5. (v.t.) inset
to set in or insert:
to inset a panel in a dress.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME insetten to insert, OE insettan to initiate; see in -¹, set)

Definition of 'inset'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) inset
a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one

2. (noun) insert, inset
an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted

3. (verb) gusset, inset
a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment

4. (verb) inset
set or place in

Definition of 'inset'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) inset
that which is inserted or set in; an insertion

2. (noun) inset
one or more separate leaves inserted in a volume before binding; as: (a) A portion of the printed sheet in certain sizes of books which is cut off before folding, and set into the middle of the folded sheet to complete the succession of paging; -- also called offcut. (b) A page or pages of advertisements inserted

3. (verb) inset
to infix

Translation of 'inset'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a small map, picture etc that has been put in the corner of a larger one In a map of a coastline, there may be an inset to show offshore islands.
Afrikaans: inlas	Arabic: صورَه أو خَريطَه داخِل أخ	Bulgarian: малка диаграма вместена в
Brazilian: inserção	Czech: podrobná mapka, detail	German: die Nebenkarte
Danish: indføjelse	Greek: ένθετο	Spanish: recuadro
Estonian: lisaleht	Farsi: نقشه یا تصویر کوچکتری که	Finnish: lisäkartta
French: médaillon	Hebrew: מַפָּה/תְּמוּנָה קְטָנָה	Hindi: जडा़ हुआ
Croatian: umetak	Hungarian: melléktérkép	Indonesian: inset
Icelandic: innfelld mynd	Italian: riquadro	Japanese: 挿入図
Korean: (도표, 지도 등의 일부를 확대하여 나타낸)	Lithuanian: įdėtinis žemėlapis/paveik	Latvian: ielaidumkarte
Malay: sisipan	Dutch: bijkaart	Norwegian: innfelt bilde/detaljkart
Polish: wstawka	Persian: نقشه یا تصویر کوچکتری که	Pashto: د نقشي په كونج كي يو تصوي
Portuguese: apêndice	Romanian: medalion	Russian: карта-врезка
Slovak: príloha, podrobná mapka	Slovenian: vstavljena slika	Serbian: umetak
Swedish: infälld karta	Thai: ใบแทรก	Turkish: küçük harita/resim Vb.
Taiwanese: 嵌入物，附加物	Ukrainian: вкладка, вклейка	Urdu: کسی بڑے نقشے وغیرہ کے کون
Vietnamese: bản đồ lồng	Chinese: 插入物
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