ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: lay out
1.
a. : the act or process of laying out or planning in detail
b. : the plan or design or arrangement of something that is laid out: as
(1) : a plan or design to show the arrangement and general appearance of something to be produced or reproduced graphically (as by printing or photography)
an artist's layout of an advertisement
a typographer's layout of a projected book
(2) : arrangement of matter to be reproduced ; especially : the placement of negatives preparatory to plate making (as for offset or gravure printing)
(3) : the position of men, machines, and materials within a manufacturing plant in relation to the flow of goods in process of manufacture
2. : something that is laid out: as
a. : an area usually of green cloth marked to indicate spaces on which may be placed bets on various contingencies (as in roulette)
b. : cards dealt (as in solitaire) into a prescribed pattern on which plays may be made : tableau
c. : something displayed : spread
the dinner was a fine layout
d. : establishment , place
lives in an elaborate layout including swimming pool, private golf course, tennis court, acres of woods
3. : laydown
4.
a. : a set or collection of tools or apparatus
miner's layout
opium layout
b. chiefly South & West : outfit , gang
5. : a body position used in diving, swimming, and gymnastics in which the trunk is extended, the head is back, the back is arched, and the arms are extended sideways — compare 11 pike , tuck