noun something set in, or inserted.
2. setting ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of set.
3. setting ·noun that in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin.
4. setting ·noun the act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter.
5. setting ·noun the act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of paris; the setting (set) of a current.