Meanings
comparative more embedded · superlative most embedded
- Part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted.
Near Maldonado I saw estuary shells of recent species embedded in clay, and raised above the level of a neighbouring fresh-water lake.
1839-1843, Charles Darwin, The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle1 more example
That is, a program which will execute in an embedded target computer is developed on a host computer which offers extensive support facilities.
1980, Stoneman requirementsSynonyms: inbuilt
- algebraNot minimal with respect to inclusion (among associated primes), i.e. having a proper sub-ideal which is an associated prime.
Antonyms: isolated
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of embed
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePart of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted.
adjectiveNot minimal with respect to inclusion (among associated primes), i.e. having a proper sub-ideal which is an associated prime.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveenclosed firmly in a surrounding mass
adjectiveinserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinin-
- Old Frenchen-
- Middle Englishen-
- Englishem-
- Proto-Germanic*badją
- Proto-West Germanic*badi
- Old Englishbedd
- Middle Englishbed
- Englishbed
- Englishembed
- Englishembedded
Translations
Dutch ingebed, verankerd
- ingebedpart of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
- verankerdpartially buried in concrete or planted in earth
- vastgebetonneerdpartially buried in concrete or planted in earth
Finnish sulautettu
- sulautettupart of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
French imbriqué, incrusté
- imbriquépart of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
- incrustépart of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
- incluspart of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
German eingebettet
- eingebettetpart of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
Greek πακτωμένος, εμφυτευμένος
- πακτωμένος (paktoménos)part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
- εμφυτευμένος (emfytevménos)part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
- ενσωματωμένος (ensomatoménos)part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
- χωμένος (choménos)partially buried in concrete or planted in earth
- μπηγμένος (bigménos)partially buried in concrete or planted in earth
- φυτευτός (fyteftós)partially buried in concrete or planted in earth
Portuguese incrustado, embutido
- incrustadopart of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
- embutidopart of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
- incrustadopartially buried in concrete or planted in earth
Russian встро́енный, внедрённый
- встро́енный (vstrójennyj)part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
- внедрённый (vnedrjónnyj)part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
Spanish empotrado, incrustado
- empotradopart of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
- incrustadopart of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
- embebidopart of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
- incrustadopartially buried in concrete or planted in earth
Turkish ankastre, gömülü
- ankastrepart of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
- gömülüpart of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
Ukrainian вкла́дений, вбудо́ваний
- вкла́дений (vkládenyj)part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
- вбудо́ваний (vbudóvanyj)part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
Cite this entry
embedded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embedded
“embedded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embedded. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “embedded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embedded.
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