embedding
noun
the mapping of one set into another.
Example Sentences
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But my efforts to impress Lancey’s mind had the satisfactory effect of imbedding minute points of the language deeply in my own memory.
From In the Track of the Troops by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
Dr., on coral in Madagascar, 778.Alloa, whale cast ashore at, 771.Alluvium, imbedding of organic remains in, 780.——, volcanic, 386.——, stalagmite, alternating with, in caves, 736.Alps,
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
To prevent the edge of the key from imbedding in the brass, a piece of hardened steel is sometimes placed between the key and the brass, as shown in the figure.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
Q. 830 Quadrumana, fossil, 144.Quadrupeds, domestic, multiply in America, 584, 685.——, regions of indigenous, 630, 636.——, imbedding of terrestrial, 749.Quaggas, migrations of, 638.Quebec, climate of, 95.——, earthquakes in, 470.Queenstown,
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
Its distance from the tide line, its position, and its deep imbedding of sand, showed that it was of ancient origin.
From Colonel Starbottle's Client by Bret Harte
