Meaning & use
inscribed
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Written, carved, or engraved on a surface, especially as a permanent or formal record; also, formally enrolled or registered.
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The monument was inscribed with the names of the fallen soldiers.
She inscribed a heartfelt message inside the cover of the book she gave him.
A note on using this word
In geometry, 'inscribed' also describes a shape drawn inside another so that it touches the boundary at multiple points, as with an inscribed circle.
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2. adjective
(Of a geometric figure) drawn within another figure so as to touch it at as many points as possible without crossing it.
A circle inscribed in the square touches the midpoint of each of its four sides.
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