embedded

em·bed

(ĕm-bĕd′) also im·bed (ĭm-)

v. em·bed·ded, em·bed·ding, em·beds also im·bed·ded or im·bed·ding or im·beds

v.tr.

1. To fix firmly in a surrounding mass: embed a post in concrete; fossils embedded in shale.

2.

a. To cause to be an integral part of a surrounding whole: "a minor accuracy embedded in a larger untruth" (Ian Jack).

b. Linguistics To insert or position (a clause or phrase) within a clause or phrase.

c. Computers To insert (a virus, for example) into a software program.

3. To assign (a journalist) to travel with a military unit during an armed conflict.

4. Biology To enclose (a specimen) in a supporting material before sectioning for microscopic examination.

v.intr.

To become embedded: The harpoon struck but did not embed.

n. (ĕm′bĕd′)

One that is embedded, especially a journalist who is assigned to an active military unit.

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em·bed′ment n.

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embedded

(ɪmˈbɛdɪd)

adj

1. fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding solid mass

2. constituting a permanent and noticeable feature of something

3. (Journalism & Publishing) journalism assigned to accompany an active military unit

4. (Grammar) grammar inserted into a sentence

5. (Computer Science) computing (of a piece of software) made an integral part of other software

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	embedded - enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass; "found pebbles embedded in the silt"; "stone containing many embedded fossils"; "peach and plum seeds embedded in a sweet edible pulp" enclosed - closed in or surrounded or included within; "an enclosed porch"; "an enclosed yard"; "the enclosed check is to cover shipping and handling"
	2.	embedded - inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole; "confused by the embedded Latin quotations"; "an embedded subordinate clause" integrated - formed into a whole or introduced into another entity; "a more closely integrated economic and political system"- Dwight D.Eisenhower; "an integrated Europe"

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Translations

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embedded

[ɪmˈbɛdɪd] adj

[object] → enfoncé(e)
to be embedded in sth [thorn] → être enfoncé(e) dans qch; [bullet] → être logé(e) dans qch

[values, attitudes] → ancré(e)
to be embedded in sth [value, attitude] [+ mind, psyche, culture, society] → être ancré(e) dans qch

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