Embedded Meaning

There are 2 meaning(s) for word Embedded

Meaning 1 : enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass

    Example : found pebbles embedded in the silt,stone containing many embedded fossils,peach and plum seeds embedded in a sweet edible pulp

Meaning 2 : inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole

    Example : confused by the embedded Latin quotations,an embedded subordinate clause