"recessed" meaning in English

See recessed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: further recessed [comparative], furthest recessed [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|further}} recessed (comparative further recessed, superlative furthest recessed)
  1. Set back; located in a hole, space, or opening. Translations (Translations): empotrado (Spanish), incrustado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-recessed-en-adj-zZn4peDK Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 7 4 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 11 9 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 10 6 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 6 5 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 76 8 6 9 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 94 0 6
  2. withdrawn; secluded
    Sense id: en-recessed-en-adj-pvlWzXId
  3. having a recess or nook
    Sense id: en-recessed-en-adj-eS5WIEEW

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} recessed
  1. simple past and past participle of recess Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: recess
    Sense id: en-recessed-en-verb-j2Sstyst
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          "text": "Coordinate term: inset (adj)"
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          "ref": "1952 September, “Modernised Pull-and-Push Trains”, in Railway Magazine, page 617:",
          "text": "General lighting of both cars is obtained from large electric light fittings arranged along the centre of the ceiling, while auxiliary lighting over the seats is provided by small semi-recessed electric light fittings situated along the underside of the side luggage racks.",
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          "ref": "1979 August, Graham Burtenshaw, Michael S. Welch, “O.V.S. Bulleid's SR loco-hauled coaches - 1”, in Railway World, page 398:",
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          "back",
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          "hole",
          "hole"
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          "space",
          "space"
        ],
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          "opening",
          "opening"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
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          "word": "empotrado"
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          "text": "1809-1812, Maria Edgeworth, \"Manoeuvring\", in Tales of Fashionable Life\ncomfortably recessed from curious impertinents"
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          "space",
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          "opening",
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "empotrado"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "word": "incrustado"
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