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in·set
(ĭn′sĕt′, ĭn-sĕt′)tr.v. in·set, in·set·ting, in·sets
1. To set in; insert.
2. To furnish with an inset.
n. (ĭn′sĕt′)
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.
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inset
vb, -sets, -setting or -set
(tr) to set or place in or within; insert
n
1. something inserted
2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing
a. a small map or diagram set within the borders of a larger one
b. another name for insert4
3. (Clothing & Fashion) a piece of fabric inserted into a garment, as to shape it or for decoration
4. (Physical Geography) a flowing in, as of the tide
ˈinˌsetter n
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in•set
(n. ˈɪnˌsɛt; v. ɪnˈsɛt)n., v. -set, -set•ting. n.
1. something inserted; insert.
2. a small picture, map, etc., inserted within the border of a larger one.
3. a piece of cloth set into a garment, usu. as an ornamental panel.
4. an inflow, esp. of water.
v.t. 5. to set in or insert: to inset a panel in a dress.
in′set`ter, n.
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inset
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.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
inset
Past participle: inset
Gerund: insetting
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| Noun | 1. |  inset - a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one |
| 2. | inset - an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted 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 | |
| Verb | 1. | inset - set or place in |
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[ˈɪnset]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
inset
(ˈinset) noun 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.recuadro
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