Embedment vs. Embedded

Embedment vs. Embedded — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Embedment and Embedded

Embedmentnoun

The act of embedding or the state of being embedded.

Embeddedverb

simple past tense and past participle of embed

Embedmentnoun

An embedded structure, especially a steel structure, embedded in concrete that transmits external loads to it.

Embeddedadjective

Part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted.

Embeddedadjective

Partially buried in concrete or planted in earth.

Embeddedadjective

enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass;

found pebbles embedded in the siltstone containing many embedded fossilspeach and plum seeds embedded in a sweet edible pulp
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Embeddedadjective

inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole;

confused by the embedded Latin quotationsan embedded subordinate clause