incrustation — meaning in English

English meaning

• inlay verb To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.

Senses

incrustation is used for these senses in English:

• chromakey (television, cinema) The use of a particular color, usually either green or blue) as a key in a studio in order to allow one image to be seamlessly partially superimposed upon another.
• inlay The material placed within a different material in the form of a decoration.

inlay — full definition

1. verb To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.
2. verb To place an inlay in a tooth.

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