inset
nounEtymology 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”).
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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, volume 95, number 1:
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Anything inserted.
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A small piece of material used to strengthen a garment.
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Communications, Electrical engineering, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Telecommunications 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: