description
IPA: dɪskrˈɪpʃʌn
noun
- A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
- The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
- A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
- (taxonomy) A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.
- (linguistics) The act or practice of recording and describing actual language usage in a given speech community, as opposed to prescription, i.e. laying down norms of language usage.
- (linguistics) A descriptive linguistic survey.
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Examples of "description" in Sentences
- The detailed description of the microscope is gone.
- A detailed description of the quenching process is reported in.
- That is only a detailed description of the arbitrary pronouncement.
- In the book the illustration differs slightly from the description.
- In the book we can find impressionism in the descriptions of nature.
- You can see the description and the text at the bottom of the picture.
- Detailed descriptions were given of the finery of their crystal palaces.
- This article gives a detailed description of the anatomy of the cerebellum.
- The book was a sensation, especially the description of the Tahitian society.
- The plot of the book follows the description of the conquest previously given.
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