Design — De*sign (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Designed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Designing}.] [F. d[ e]signer to designate, cf. F. dessiner to draw, dessin drawing, dessein a plan or scheme; all, ultimately, from L. designare to designate; de + signare to mark … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Design — De*sign , n. [Cf. dessein, dessin.] 1. A preliminary sketch; an outline or pattern of the main features of something to be executed, as of a picture, a building, or a decoration; a delineation; a plan. [1913 Webster] 2. A plan or scheme formed in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Design — De*sign , v. i. To form a design or designs; to plan. [1913 Webster] {Design for}, to intend to go to. [Obs.] From this city she designed for Collin [Cologne]. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Design for — Design De*sign , v. i. To form a design or designs; to plan. [1913 Webster] {Design for}, to intend to go to. [Obs.] From this city she designed for Collin [Cologne]. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
design — ▪ I. design design 2 verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. MANUFACTURING to make a drawing or plan of something that will be made or built: • The theatre was designed by a local architect. • a well designed office • There w … Financial and business terms
design — de|sign1 [ dı zaın ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the way that something is made so that it works in a certain way or has a certain appearance: Please note that the designs may vary from those illustrated. a completely new design of car It ll… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
design — (v.) 1540s, from L. designare mark out, devise, choose, designate, appoint, from de out (see DE (Cf. de )) + signare to mark, from signum a mark, sign (see SIGN (Cf. sign) (n.)). Originally in English with the meaning now attached to DESIGNATE… … Etymology dictionary
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Sign extension — is the operation, in computer arithmetic, of increasing the number of bits of a binary number while preserving the number s sign (positive/negative). This is done by appending digits to the most significant side of the number, following a… … Wikipedia
design patent — de·sign patent n: a patent that protects the appearance of a product against infringement Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. design patent … Law dictionary
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