recessed

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recessed

adjective further recessed · farther recessed · furthest recessed · farthest recessed

Set back; located in a hole, space, or opening. 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.
withdrawn; secluded 1809-1812, Maria Edgeworth, "Manoeuvring", in Tales of Fashionable Life comfortably recessed from curious impertinents
having a recess or nook

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of recess

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Closest in meaning: deep-set, concave, sunken, hollow, embedded, downlights, encased, sunk, backward, retropositioned, retracted, back, retrolental, reentrant, deepset, retroverted

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Español	empotrado, incrustado

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@misc{recessed_2026,
  title = {recessed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/recessed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}