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inset

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in·set  (nst, n-st)
tr.v. in·set, in·set·ting, in·sets
1. To set in; insert.
2. To furnish with an inset.
n. (nst)
1. Something set in, as:
a. A small map or illustration set within a larger one.
b. A leaf or group of pages inserted into a publication.
c. A piece of material set into a garment as decoration or trim.
2.
a. An inflow, as of water.
b. A channel.

inset
vb [ɪnˈsɛt] -sets, -setting, -set
(tr) to set or place in or within; insert
n [ˈɪnˌsɛt]
1. something inserted
2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing
a.  a small map or diagram set within the borders of a larger one
b.  another name for insert [4]
3. (Clothing & Fashion) a piece of fabric inserted into a garment, as to shape it or for decoration
4. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a flowing in, as of the tide
insetter  n

In cartography, a separate map positioned within the neatline of a larger map. Three forms are recognized: a. An area geographically outside a sheet but included therein for convenience of publication, usually at the same scale; b. A portion of the map or chart at an enlarged scale; c. A smaller scale map or chart of surrounding areas, included for location purposes.
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Noun1.insetinset - a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
ikon, picture, icon, image - a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"
2.inset - an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted
artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole
dickey, dickie, dicky, shirtfront - a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt
3.inset - a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment
garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric
Verb1.inset - set or place in
put in, stick in, inclose, insert, introduce, enclose - introduce; "Insert your ticket here"
Translations
inset [ˈɪnset]
A. N (Typ) → recuadro m grabado or mapa o dibujo que se imprime en un ángulo de otro mayor; (= page(s)) → encarte m
B. VT (inset (pt, pp)) (Typ) [+ diagram, map] → insertar, imprimir como recuadro; [+ page(s)] → imprimir como encarte; (= indent) → sangrar

inset [ˈɪnsɛt]
adj
[picture] → en médaillon
to be inset with sth → être serti(e) de qch
a gold pendant, inset with a diamond → un pendentif en or, serti d'un diamant
n (in picture, diagram)médaillon m

inset vb: pret, ptp <inset>
vt map, illustrationeinfügen; (Sew) → einsetzen; the text is inset with illustrationsin den Text sind Illustrationen eingefügt
n
(= pages)Einlage f, → Beilage f; (also inset map)Nebenkarte f; (on diagram) → Nebenbild nt
(Sew) → Einsatz m

inset
n inset [ˈinset]
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. inlas صورَه أو خَريطَه داخِل أخْرى малка диаграма вместена в друга podrobná mapka, detail indføjelse die Nebenkarte ένθετο recuadro lisaleht نقشه یا تصویر کوچکتری که در حاشیه نقشه یا تصویر بزرگتر قرار می گیرد lisäkartta médaillon מַפָּה/תְּמוּנָה קְטָנָה מְשוּבֶּצֶת जडा़ हुआ umetak melléktérkép inset innfelld mynd riquadro 挿入図 (도표, 지도 등의 일부를 확대하여 나타낸) 삽입 그림 įdėtinis žemėlapis/paveikslėlis ielaidumkarte sisipan bijkaart innfelt bilde/detaljkart wstawka apêndice medalion карта-врезка príloha, podrobná mapka vstavljena slika umetak infälld karta ภาพประกอบ küçük harita/resim Vb. 嵌入物,附加物 вкладка, вклейка کسی بڑے نقشے وغیرہ کے کونے میں لگایا گیا ایک چھوٹا سا نقشہ bản đồ lồng


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As they spied me there was a concerted rush by those nearest the entrance where we stood, but a line of radium bulbs inset along the threshold of their chamber brought them to a sudden halt--evidently they dared not cross that line of light.
Professor Munchausen--how's that for an inset headline?
From her North Atlantic Winter nose-cap (worn bright as diamond with boring through uncounted leagues of hail, snow, and ice) to the inset of her three built out propeller-shafts is some two hundred and forty feet.
 
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