a small map or diagram set within the borders of a larger one
b. another name for insert (sense 4)
4.
a piece of fabric inserted into a garment, as to shape it or for decoration
5.
a flowing in, as of the tide
Derived forms
insetter (ˈinˌsetter)
noun
Examples of 'insetting' in a sentence
insetting
The operating time was noted from elevation of the flap to completion of flap insetting.
Rampukar Chaudhary, Md Sohaib Akhtar, Lalit Mohan Bariar, Mohammed Fahud Khurram 2014, 'Use of pectoralis major myocutaneous flap for resurfacing the soft tissue defectsof head and neck', Journal of Orofacial Scienceshttp://www.jofs.in/article.asp?issn=0975-8844;year=2014;volume=6;issue=2;spage=88;epage=93;aulast=Chaudhary. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Flap insetting and microanastomosis were achieved using a specially manufactured robotic instrument.
Han Gyeol Song, In Sik Yun, Won Jai Lee, Dae Hyun Lew, Dong Kyun Rah 2013, 'Robot-Assisted Free Flap in Head and Neck Reconstruction', Archives of Plastic Surgeryhttp://www.e-aps.org/upload/pdf/aps-40-353.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)