SETTING


Meaning of SETTING in English

noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of setten to set — more at set

1.

a. : the manner, position, or direction in which something is set

change the setting of a thermostat

b. : the numerical reading of a graduated circle or other scale (as in right ascension or declination) by which an instrument is pointed at a celestial body

c. : the placing of a micrometer wire centrally on the image of an object whose position is being measured

d. : the arrangement of spools of colored face yarn for axminster weaving

2. chiefly Scotland : lease

3.

a. : the frame or bed in which a gem is set ; also : style of mounting

marquise setting

b. : a station, bed, or resting place for a machine

4.

a. : the temporal and spatial environment of the action of a narrative

an old plot in a modern setting

b. : the scenic environment indoors or out including all the physical surroundings (as properties, furniture, buildings) within which a scene of a play or motion picture is enacted

5. : the music composed for a poem, psalm, or other text

6. : the articles of tableware required for setting a table or a place at table

a dining room with settings for 26 — Time

a setting of sterling flatware

7. : the mechanism in a timepiece that permits the hands to be manually moved to the correct time

8. : a group of retorts for gas manufacture

9.

a. : the area from which logs are skidded by the rigging attached to one spar tree

b. : a site to which grain is hauled for threshing or at which the grain is stacked before the arrival of the thresher

10.

a. : the eggs incubated by a fowl at one time

b. : a batch of eggs for incubation

11.

a. : the arrangement of individual clichés in a plate or of stamps in a sheet

b. : the arrangement of an overprint on a stamp

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