Meaning of SETTING
| Pronunciation: | | 'seting
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- [n] arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
- [n] mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; "the diamond was in a plain gold mount"
- [n] a table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling flatware"
- [n] the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story"
- [n] the physical position of something; "he changed the setting on the thermostat"
- [n] the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting"
- [adj] (of a heavenly body) disappearing below the horizon; "the setting sun"
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| | Synonyms: | | background, mise en scene, mount, place setting, scene, scope, stage setting |
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| | Antonyms: | | rising | | |
| | See Also: | | canvas, canvass, environment, environment, environs, flat, mounting, pave, place, position, prop, property, service, set, show window, showcase, stage, stage set, surround, surroundings, table service | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Set"ting\, n.
1. 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.
2. The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does;
also, hunting with a setter. --Boyle.
3. Something set in, or inserted.
Thou shalt set in it settings of stones. --Ex.
xxviii. 17.
4. That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold
setting of a jeweled pin.
{Setting coat} (Arch.), the finishing or last coat of
plastering on walls or ceilings.
{Setting dog}, a setter. See {Setter}, n., 2.
{Setting pole}, a pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing
boats along in shallow water.
{Setting rule}. (Print.) A composing rule.
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