to surround tightly or firmly; envelop or enclose:
Thick cotton padding embedded the precious vase in its box.
3.
to incorporate or contain as an essential part or characteristic:
A love of color is embedded in all of her paintings.
4.
Histology. to infiltrate (a biological tissue) with molten paraffin or other plastic material that later solidifies, enabling the preparation to be sliced very thin for viewing under a microscope.
5.
Mathematics. to map a set into another set.
6.
Grammar. to insert (a construction, as a phrase or clause) into a larger construction, as a clause or sentence.
7.
to assign (a journalist) to travel with a military unit or a political campaign: The photojournalists were embedded in Afghanistan with U.S. troops.
We've embedded a reporter with each of the presidential candidates.
8.
Digital Technology. to place (text, images, sound, or computer code) in a computer file, HTML document, software program, or electronic device: how to embed videos on your website;
embedded software in cars and airplanes.
verb (used without object), embedded, embedding.
9.
to be or become fixed or incorporated, as into a surrounding mass:
Glass embeds in the soft tar of the road.
noun
10.
a journalist who is embedded with a military unit or a political campaign.
11.
a period of time during which a journalist is embedded.
They are also looking at embedding solar cells in devices.
Given that all these groups push various political agendas, it is fair to ask why embedding has struck a raw nerve.
The company addressed this problem by embedding zinc granules within a conductive polymer.
Another, more successful idea was embedding hydrangea petals in a clear silicone heel.
By embedding electrodes in different parts of the brain, researchers have brought about different results.
Many reporters do have certain reservations about embedding with the military.
embedding the door handles in the groove reduces clutter.
British Dictionary definitions for embedding
embedding
/ɪmˈbɛdɪŋ/
noun
1.
the practice of assigning or being assigned a journalist to accompany an active military unit
embed
/ɪmˈbɛd/
verb -beds, -bedding, -bedded
1.
(usually foll by in) to fix or become fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding solid mass: to embed a nail in wood
2.
(transitive) to surround closely: hard rock embeds the roots
3.
(transitive) to fix or retain (a thought, idea, etc) in the mind
4.
(often foll by with) to assign a journalist or be assigned as one to accompany an active military unit
5.
(transitive) (grammar) to insert (a subordinate clause) into a sentence
noun (ˈɪmbɛd)
6.
a journalist accompanying an active military unit
Derived Forms
embedment, noun
Word Origin and History for embedding
embed
v.
1778, from em- + bed (n.). Originally a geological term, in reference to fossils in rock; figurative sense is from 1835; meaning "place a journalist within a military unit at war" is 2003. Related: Embedded; embedding.
embedding in Technology
1. One instance of some mathematical object contained with in another instance, e.g. a group which is a subgroup. 2. (domain theory) A complete partial order F in [X -> Y] is an embedding if (1) For all x1, x2 in X, x1 F x1 (2) For all y in Y, x | F x is directed. ("LaTeX as \sqsubseteq). (1995-03-27)