description (dɪˈskrɪpʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- a statement or account that describes; representation in words
- the act, process, or technique of describing
- sort, kind, or variety ⇒
reptiles of every description
- geometry the act of drawing a line or figure, such as an arc
- philosophy a noun phrase containing a predicate that may replace a name as the subject of a sentence
Synonyms
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- British English:
description
A description of someone or something is a statement which explains what they are or what they look like.Each disc has a short description of the music on it.dɪˈskrɪpʃən NOUN Each disc has a short description of the music on it.
- Spanish:
descripción
nf
- French:
description
nf
- German:
Beschreibung
nf
- Chinese: 描述 n
- Arabic: وَصْف n
- Portuguese: descrição nf
- Russian: описание nnt
- Croatian: opis nm
- Czech: popis nm
- Danish: beskrivelse nutr
- Dutch: beschrijving nf
- Finnish: kuvaus n
- Greek: περιγραφή nf
- Italian: descrizione nf
- Japanese: 記述 n
- Korean: 묘사 n
- Norwegian: beskrivelse nm
- Polish: opis nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: descrição nf
- European Spanish:
descripción
nf
- Swedish: beskrivning nutr
- Thai: คำอธิบาย n
- Turkish: betimleme n
- Vietnamese: sự mô tả n
Usage examples
No doubt Ellen had given a vivid description of the state I was in.
, BETTER THAN THIS (2002)Her description of my native North Riding has not been surpassed.
Country Life (2005)A specific complaint, from Israel and the West, is the description of Palestinian suicide bombers as martyrs.
Globe and Mail (2003)But after Eddie's description , the idea alone has me gulping for oxygen.
Glasgow Herald (2001)This is the description that physicists arrive at in their study of the subatomic world of quantum physics.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)