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Meaning of "emboss" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EMBOSS

From Old French embocer, from em- + boceboss².
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EMBOSS

emboss  [ɪmˈbɒs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EMBOSS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Emboss is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb emboss in English.

WHAT DOES EMBOSS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of emboss in the English dictionary

The definition of emboss in the dictionary is to mould or carve on so that it is raised above the surface in low relief. Other definition of emboss is to cause to bulge; make protrude.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO EMBOSS

PRESENT

Present
I emboss
you emboss
he/she/it embosses
we emboss
you emboss
they emboss
Present continuous
I am embossing
you are embossing
he/she/it is embossing
we are embossing
you are embossing
they are embossing
Present perfect
I have embossed
you have embossed
he/she/it has embossed
we have embossed
you have embossed
they have embossed
Present perfect continuous
I have been embossing
you have been embossing
he/she/it has been embossing
we have been embossing
you have been embossing
they have been embossing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I embossed
you embossed
he/she/it embossed
we embossed
you embossed
they embossed
Past continuous
I was embossing
you were embossing
he/she/it was embossing
we were embossing
you were embossing
they were embossing
Past perfect
I had embossed
you had embossed
he/she/it had embossed
we had embossed
you had embossed
they had embossed
Past perfect continuous
I had been embossing
you had been embossing
he/she/it had been embossing
we had been embossing
you had been embossing
they had been embossing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will emboss
you will emboss
he/she/it will emboss
we will emboss
you will emboss
they will emboss
Future continuous
I will be embossing
you will be embossing
he/she/it will be embossing
we will be embossing
you will be embossing
they will be embossing
Future perfect
I will have embossed
you will have embossed
he/she/it will have embossed
we will have embossed
you will have embossed
they will have embossed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been embossing
you will have been embossing
he/she/it will have been embossing
we will have been embossing
you will have been embossing
they will have been embossing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would emboss
you would emboss
he/she/it would emboss
we would emboss
you would emboss
they would emboss
Conditional continuous
I would be embossing
you would be embossing
he/she/it would be embossing
we would be embossing
you would be embossing
they would be embossing
Conditional perfect
I would have emboss
you would have emboss
he/she/it would have emboss
we would have emboss
you would have emboss
they would have emboss
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been embossing
you would have been embossing
he/she/it would have been embossing
we would have been embossing
you would have been embossing
they would have been embossing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you emboss
we let´s emboss
you emboss
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to emboss
Past participle
embossed
Present Participle
embossing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EMBOSS


antiboss
ˌæntɪˈbɒs
boss
bɒs
deboss
dɪˈbɒs
fynbos
ˈfeɪnbɒs
kottabos
ˈkɒtəˌbɒs
Lesbos
ˈlɛzbɒs
mebos
ˈmeɪbɒs
ovibos
ˈəʊvɪˌbɒs
Phobos
ˈfəʊbɒs
rooibos
ˈrɔɪˌbɒs
underboss
ˈʌndəˌbɒs
Villa-Lobos
ˈviːlɑːˈləʊbɒs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EMBOSS

embolismic
embolization
embolize
embolus
emboly
embonpoint
emborder
emboscata
embosk
embosom
embossable
embossed
embosser
embossment
embothrium
embouchure
embound
embourgeoise
embourgeoisement
embow

WORDS THAT END LIKE EMBOSS

across
come across
cross
fire boss
gloss
gross
hoss
loss
mob boss
moss
motocross
on the cross
pannikin boss
pross
Ross
straw boss
the Cross
toss
weight loss
Yakuza boss

Synonyms and antonyms of emboss in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «emboss» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EMBOSS

Find out the translation of emboss to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of emboss from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «emboss» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

浮雕
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

relieve
570 millions of speakers

English

emboss
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एम्बॉसफ़िल्टर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زخرف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выбивает
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

emboss
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খোদাই করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gaufrage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Emboss
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Präge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エンボス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

엠 보스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Emboss
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đập
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புடைப்பு உண்டு பண்ணு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एम्बॉस करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kabartma yapmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

emboss
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyryć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вибиває
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grava
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανάγλυφο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

emboss
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

emboss
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

emboss
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of emboss

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EMBOSS»

The term «emboss» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.149 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EMBOSS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «emboss» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «emboss» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about emboss

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMBOSS»

Discover the use of emboss in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to emboss and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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EMBOSS Developer's Guide: Bioinformatics Programming
The EMBOSS Developer's Guide is the official and definitive guide to developing software under EMBOSS.
Jon C. Ison, Peter M. Rice, Alan J. Bleasby, 2011
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EMBOSS User's Guide: Practical Bioinformatics with EMBOSS
2.8.4 Automated installation of EMBOSS and EMBASSY Some EMBOSS users have written scripts to help with automatically updating EMBOSS. The following script was contributed by a user from their IRIX operating system but tailoring it to  ...
Peter M. Rice, Peter M. Rice, Alan J. Bleasby, Jon C. Ison, Alan J. Bleasby
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EMBOSS Administrator's Guide: Bioinformatics Software Management
C compiler. For those that don't (e.g. Solaris) you can install the GNU gcc compiler which is available from many freeware sites. EMBOSS has been optimized to use the standard/ proprietary compiler for each of the operating systems to which ...
Alan J. Bleasby, Jon C. Ison, Peter M. Rice, 2011
4
Gene Discovery with NCBI and EMBOSS Tools
This bioinformatics research utilizes popular tools such as BLAST and the Needleman-Wunsch global alignment algorithm to identify the unknown genes obtained from wet lab research.
Erin Nichols, 2007
5
Core CSS: Cascading Style Sheets
There are two filters available in Internet Explorer that can be used to render a simple 3D effect upon a selected Web object: Emboss and Engrave. Both first render the selected Web object into grayscale, and then either make it appear as if it ...
Keith Schengili-Roberts, 2004
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Adobe Photoshop CS6 Revealed
LESSON 5 What You'll Do PANTASI'A it rue-i a; - O In this lesson, you'll apply the Bevel and Emboss style, modiij/ the Bevel and Emboss settings, and then apply 30 Extrusion to a type layer. PHOTOSHOP 6-20 Modlfi/ Type with Bevel and ...
Elizabeth Reding, 2012
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Adobe Photoshop CS2 One-on-one
Emboss. So far you've used layer effects to augment layers in a composition and trace shape outlines. But you can also use layer effects to transform flat, dull layers into photorealistic, three-dimensional ones. And the best effect for this ...
Deke McClelland, 2005
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The Design Collection Revealed, Softcover: Adobe Indesign ...
The next five chapters cover additional Photoshop-specific skills, and 5-1 LESSON 5 MODIFY TYPE WITH THE BEVEL AND EMBOSS STYLE What You'll Do PHOTOSHOP 5-20 Placing Type in an Image Chapter 5 Using the Bevel and  ...
Chris Botello, Elizabeth Reding, 2009
9
Essays in Bioinformatics
functionality of GCG and EGCG. New EMBOSS programs are added and current programs continuously improved. Once a fully commercial package, the GCG license became much more expensive. Institutions such as the RFCGR2 had to ...
10
Introduction to Bioinformatics: A Theoretical And Practical ...
24. Analyzing. Sequences. Using. the. Staden. Package. and. EMBOSS. Rodger. Staden,. David. P. Judge,. and. James. K. Bonfield. Introduction Since the beginning of big genome sequencing, initiated by the work on the nematode ...
Stephen A. Krawetz, David D. Womble, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMBOSS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term emboss is used in the context of the following news items.
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OUT AND ABOUT: No fish out of water: Zimmerman has honed his …
On fish with smaller scales like trout, you can either emboss the scales in there,” he said. Once the carving is complete, the next step is painting ... «Bemidji Pioneer, Jul 15»
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No fish out of water: George Zimmerman has honed his craft of fish …
On fish with smaller scales like trout, you can either emboss the scales in there,” he said. Once the carving is complete, the next step is painting ... «Bemidji Pioneer, Jul 15»
3
Notebook maker hires hot metal typesetters for the first time in 50 …
We use type set from hot metal to emboss notebooks. Only metal type is hard enough to create a deep and lasting impression on a notebook.'. «SWNS, Jul 15»
4
An unexpected encounter brings back a funny memory: Whit …
However, kids will want to watch out for kibokos and emboss and dumas! If you don't know what they are, set your compasses for Camp ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
5
Crafts Leader Sizzix Presents Latest Hampton Art Collection …
Seven chemically-etched Thinlits die sets cut, emboss and stencil embellished file dividers with tabs, photo frames and fun shapes while complementing a ... «PR Web, Jul 15»
6
Luxury Packaging London opens its gates on September 16-17 at …
Also easy to die-cut, rotary cut, crease, score, drill, punch, groove, emboss and deboss. Leonhard Kurz, a leader in hot stamping and coating ... «World Bakers, Jul 15»
7
Explained: life in book covers
... book in terms of paper to be used, any effects such as emboss/UV and the final finish of the cover. All of this is subject to the budget of a book. «The Statesman, Jun 15»
8
Harlequin Contract launches 9 new FR-One books for summer 2015
Mythic: a functional faux-leather available in five designs including a croc effect, basket-weave emboss and various textures. Colours include ... «Hotel Designs, Jun 15»
9
Illinois man to plead guilty in identity theft case
They would then emboss those numbers onto prepaid American Express cards. cComments. Got something to say? Start the conversation and ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
10
Wood Carved Character Design Tutorial
Next, apply an emboss filter on the green channel layer with an angle of 90 degrees and emboss the red channel layer with an angle of 0 ... «Gamasutra, Jun 15»

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