The meaning of Recessed

Recessed – definition

adjective
(of a fitment or architectural feature) set or built in a recess in the surrounding wall or surface.
Usage examples:
Supplement the light from the chandelier with recessed lights along the perimeter of the room

verb
Attach (a fitment) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed.
Usage examples:
The lights are going to be recessed into the ceiling
verb
(of formal proceedings) be temporarily suspended.
Usage examples:
The talks recessed at 2.15

adjective
Built in a space in a wall
Usage examples:
Recessed lights

Recessed translation into English

Recessed: translate from English into Chinese

凹进的

Recessed: translate from English into Dutch

Verzonken

Recessed: translate from English into French

Encastré

Recessed: translate from English into German

Vertieft

Recessed: translate from English into Hindi

Recessed

Recessed: translate from English into Italian

Incassato

Recessed: translate from English into Korean

오목한

Recessed: translate from English into Russian

Утопленный

Recessed: translate from English into Spanish

Empotrado

Word origin

mid 16th century (in the sense ‘withdrawal, departure’): from Latin recessus, from recedere ‘go back’ (see recede). The verb dates from the early 19th century.

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Recessed – similar words

recessing

verb
Attach (a fitment) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed.
Usage examples:
The lights are going to be recessed into the ceiling

noun
A small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest.
Usage examples:
A table set into a recess

noun
A period of time when the proceedings of a parliament, committee, court of law, or other official body are temporarily suspended.
Usage examples:
Talks resumed after a month's recess

All meanings and translations of Recessing

recesses

noun
A small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest.
Usage examples:
A table set into a recess

verb
Attach (a fitment) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed.
Usage examples:
The lights are going to be recessed into the ceiling

noun
A small space in a room, formed by one part of a wall being farther back than the parts on each side

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recess

noun
A small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest.
Usage examples:
A table set into a recess

verb
Attach (a fitment) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed.
Usage examples:
The lights are going to be recessed into the ceiling

noun
A period of time in which an organized activity such as study or work is temporarily stopped
Usage examples:
Congress returns from its august recess next week., after lunch, the kids have recess., he pointed …

All meanings and translations of Recess

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