recessed
adjective
[ rɪˈsɛst ]
• (of a fitment or architectural feature) set or built in a recess in the surrounding wall or surface.
• "supplement the light from the chandelier with recessed lights along the perimeter of the room"
recess
verb
• attach (a fitment) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed.
• "the lights are going to be recessed into the ceiling"
• (of formal proceedings) be temporarily suspended.
• "the talks recessed at 2.15"
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘withdrawal, departure’): from Latin recessus, from recedere ‘go back’ (see recede). The verb dates from the early 19th century.
