recessed

recessed
[[t]ri͟ːsest[/t]]
ADJ
If something such as a door or window is recessed, it is set into the wall that surrounds it.

...a wide passage, lit from one side by recessed windows.

...thick glass recessed into the ceiling.


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  • Recessed — Re*cessed (r[ e]*s[e^]st ), a. 1. Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall. [1913 Webster] 2. Withdrawn; secluded. [R.] Comfortably recessed from curious impertinents. Miss Edgeworth. [1913 Webster] {Recessed arch} (Arch.), one of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Recessed — Recess Re*cess , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Recessing}.] To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • recessed — adj. Recessed is used with these nouns: ↑lighting, ↑panel …   Collocations dictionary

  • recessed — re|cessed [rıˈsest US ˈri:sest, rıˈsest] adj fitted into a part of a wall that is further back than the rest of the wall ▪ a recessed bookshelf …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • recessed — re|cessed [ rı sest, ri,sest ] adjective set in a recess in a wall a. a recessed wall has a recess …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • recessed — adjective fitted into a part of a wall that is further back than the rest of the wall: a recessed bookshelf …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • recessed — UK [rɪˈsest] / US [rɪˈsest, ˈrɪˌsest] adjective a) set in a recess in a wall b) a recessed wall has a recess …   English dictionary

  • Recessed arch — Recessed Re*cessed (r[ e]*s[e^]st ), a. 1. Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall. [1913 Webster] 2. Withdrawn; secluded. [R.] Comfortably recessed from curious impertinents. Miss Edgeworth. [1913 Webster] {Recessed arch}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Recessed light — A recessed light or downlight (also pot light in Canadian English, sometimes can light [for canister light] in American English) is a light fixture that is installed into a hollow opening in a ceiling. When installed it appears to have light… …   Wikipedia

  • recessed metallization — griovelių metalizavimas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. groove metallization; recessed metallization vok. Grabenmetallisierung, f rus. металлизация канавок, f pranc. métallisation des rainures, f …   Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas

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