Definitions
A small picture, map, or section placed inside a larger one.
Word origin
From Middle English insetten, from Old English insettan (“to set in, institute, appoint”), equivalent to in- + set. Cognate with Dutch inzetten (“to insert, set in”), Low German insetten (“to set in”), German einsetzen (“to insert, employ”), Danish indsætte (“to insert”), Swedish insätta (“to inset, induct, institute”), Icelandic innsetja (“to install”).
Used in a sentence
“a map of the whole state with city maps as insets”
“The inset of figure 1 shows the geometry of the samples.”
“Microphone insets can deteriorate and older examples may produce a permanent frying noise.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Small map detail”5 letters
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