■ noun
1》 a consideration or amount that diminishes or balances the effect of an opposite one.
2》 the amount by which something is out of line.
3》 Surveying a short distance measured perpendicularly from the main line of measurement.
4》 a side shoot from a plant serving for propagation.
5》 a spur in a mountain range.
6》 Architecture a sloping ledge in a wall or other feature where the thickness of the part above is diminished.
7》 a bend in a pipe to carry it past an obstacle.
8》 a method of printing in which ink is transferred from a plate or stone to a uniform rubber surface and from that to the paper.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ting , ~ )
1》 counterbalance; compensate for.
2》 place out of line.
3》 transfer an impression by means of ~ printing.