HyperDic: embedded

English > 2 senses of the word embedded:
ADJECTIVEallembeddedenclosed firmly in a surrounding mass
allembeddedinserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole
embedded > pronunciation
Soundsehmbeh'dihd
Rhymesabbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd...
English > embedded: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningenclosed firmly in a surrounding mass.
Examples
  • "found pebbles embedded in the silt"
  • "stone containing many embedded fossils"
  • "peach and plum seeds embedded in a sweet edible pulp"
BroaderenclosedClosed in or surrounded or included within
Spanishenclavado, incrustado
Catalanenclavat
English > embedded: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaninginserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole.
Examples
  • "confused by the embedded Latin quotations"
  • "an embedded subordinate clause"
Broaderintegratedformed / formed into a whole or introduced into another entity
Spanishempotrado

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