embedded

American  

[em-bed-id] / ɛmˈbɛd ɪd /

Sometimes imbedded

adjective

1. fixed or snugly enclosed in a surrounding mass.

   The young turtles are weighed, measured, and tagged with an embedded microchip before being released back into the salt marsh.

2. incorporated into something as an essential characteristic.

   In any cultural context, deeply embedded values and attitudes can be difficult to change.

3. 1. being or relating to a journalist assigned to travel with a military unit or political campaign.

      He was an embedded reporter with the First Marine Division during the invasion of Iraq.

   2. working closely with a group or participating in a special event as an invited expert, creative professional, etc..

      As Radio 3’s first embedded composer, he is writing one new piece of music a week for the breakfast show.

4. Digital Technology. (of text, images, sound, or code) placed in a computer file, HTML document, software program, or electronic device.

   Click here or watch the embedded video below to learn more about the work of our Foundation.

5. Grammar. (of a construction, as a phrase or clause) inserted into a larger construction, as a clause or sentence.

   Informative texts often include unfamiliar technical vocabulary and complex sentences with embedded clauses.

6. Histology. (of biological tissue) infiltrated with melted paraffin or other such material that later solidifies, enabling the preparation to be sliced very thin for viewing under a microscope (sometimes used in combination).

   The fixed and paraffin-embedded tissues were cut into sections 5 μm thick and mounted on glass slides.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of embed.

Etymology

Origin of embedded

embed ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

This level of detail allowed scientists to reconstruct the structure of unusual hollow spikes embedded in the skin.

From Science Daily

An electric keyboard programmed to sound like a fortepiano is also embedded in a handcrafted instrument, which actors with musical training can play.

From Los Angeles Times

Gov. Lisa Cook, taking an unusually firm position, said that inflation progress “essentially stalled” in 2025 and that the longer it remains elevated, the greater the risk it becomes embedded in expectations.

From Barron's

Gov. Lisa Cook, taking an unusually firm position, said that inflation progress “essentially stalled” in 2025 and that the longer it remains elevated, the greater the risk it becomes embedded in expectations.

From Barron's

He added that investors may be underestimating the extent of home-country bias embedded in many portfolios.

From Barron's

Related Words

• fixed
• ingrained
• installed
• planted