To become an integral part of something or to enclose closely.
Embedment
(1) Placing of one material into another so that the two become one. (2) Placing of felt, aggregate mats or panel into hot bitumen. (3) Distance that a column or pier is sunk below grade.
Embellish
To add decoration.
Emblements
Annual crops raised by a land tenant. Even if the lease expires before the crop has matured, the tenant has the right to them.
Emboss
Decorate or cover with designs or patterns, which are raised above the surface.
Embossed
A decoration in relief or excised on the wear surface of the tile.
Embrasure
Opening for a door or window with the sides slanted so that it is wider on the inside than the outside.
Exit, which is not used except in special situations to provide an alternate route.
Emergency heat (supplementary electric heat)
The back up electric heat built into a heat pump system. The same as an auxiliary heater, except it is used exclusively as the heat source when the heat pump needs repair.
