setting — İngilizce Sözlük

İsim

1. The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.

2. The act of setting (various senses).

   Örnekler

   the setting of the sun

   the setting, or hardening, of moist plaster of Paris

3. A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.

4. A level or placement to which a knob or control is set.

   Örnekler

   the volume setting on a television

5. The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does.

6. Hunting with a setter.

7. Something set in, or inserted.

   Örnekler

   Thou shalt set in it settings of stones.

8. A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music).

   Örnekler

   Schubert's setting of Goethe's poem

   Bach's setting of the Magnificat

9. The mounting of a play, etc., for the stage.

10. The direction of a current of wind.

Sıfat

1. That disappears below the horizon.

   Daha özel terimler

   record-setting

   Örnekler

   the setting sun

   Diğer örnekler (1)

   As we stood waiting for the departure time with the setting sun twinkling on the great brass dome of our 2-4-0, the sound of church bells was the only one apart from the measured tread of the guard slowly pacing towards his van, and, standing at an open window, I more than once heard the fireman's "Right away!" to his mate in acknowledgement of a desultory wave of the unfurled green flag.

İsim

1. the context and environment in which something is set

   Eş anlamlı sözcükler

   scene

   Daha genel terimler

   environmentenvironssurroundingssurround

   Örnekler

   the perfect setting for a ghost story

2. the state of the environment in which a situation exists

   Eş anlamlı sözcükler

   backgroundscope

   Daha genel terimler

   environment

   Örnekler

   you can't do that in a university setting

3. arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

   Eş anlamlı sözcükler

   mise en scenestage setting

   Daha genel terimler

   stage

4. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

   Eş anlamlı sözcükler

   contextcircumstance

   Daha genel terimler

   environment

   Örnekler

   the historical context

5. the physical position of something

   Daha genel terimler

   positionplace

   Örnekler

   he changed the setting on the thermostat

6. a table service for one person

   Eş anlamlı sözcükler

   place setting

   Daha genel terimler

   servicetable service

   Örnekler

   a place setting of sterling flatware

7. a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place

   Eş anlamlı sözcükler

   mount

   Daha genel terimler

   mounting

   Örnekler

   the diamond was in a plain gold mount