describingn.

Brit.

/dᵻˈskrʌɪbɪŋ/, U.S.

/dəˈskraɪbɪŋ/,

/diˈskraɪbɪŋ/

Forms: see describe v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: describe v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < describe v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action or fact of describing something or someone; description.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > [noun] > setting down in writing

descrivingc1325

description?a1425

conscription1483

describing1553

the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [noun]

descrivingc1325

declaration1382

descriptiona1387

devisementc1400

descrying1440

presentmentc1454

describing1553

delineation1578

display1583

presentation1597

representationa1602

diction1604

characterism1608

deciphera1670

characterization1801

redescription1839

descriptivism1935

1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique f. 95^v In describing of persons there ought alwaies a commelinesse to be vsed.

1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 120 By the makinge and describyng of this onely Mappe.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. B3 Their passionate describing of passions.

1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia ii. ii. 49 Boundage is the compassing and describing of Plots with their buttalls, metes, bounds and Coastage.

1691 J. Dunton Voy. round World III. x. 370 The Fineries of their Habiliments; in describing of which he is pretty lucky at Similitude.

1796 Directions for Use Sci. Table 44 The simple process of observing, and describing.

1817 W. Cobbett Taking Leave 9 Greater powers of describing.

1876 R. Broughton Joan III. i. xxxii. 24 The Helmsley Courier devotes three columns to the describing of..how they were clad, who wed them, and who looked on.

1905 B. Yechton Some Adventures Jack & Jill i. 20 I like stories better without much describing, and where things happen right away.

2008 M. B. Turner et al. Mind-body Probl. v. 110 It is a long way from uttering these truncated expressions to the describing of what really is present.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

describingadj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈskrʌɪbɪŋ/, U.S.

/dəˈskraɪbɪŋ/,

/diˈskraɪbɪŋ/

Forms: see describe v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: describe v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < describe v. + -ing suffix².

1. That describes, or serves to describe, something or someone.Recorded earliest in right-describing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [adjective]

describinga1586

descriptory1586

descriptionate1593

descriptive1593

particular1607

diegematical1624

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. C4 The right describing note to know a Poet by.

1599 F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) 66 This describinge defynitione.

1679 R. Baxter Nonconformists Plea for Peace 127 They..were divided about the sense of the word [Prelacy], many professing their Judgment to be for Moderate Episcopacy; whereupon the describing additions [Archbishops, Bishops, Deans, Archdeacons] were added.

1827 W. S. Cardell Philos. Gram. Eng. Lang. vi. 131 The following hints will give a general view of this set of adjectives, or describing words.

1872 W. A. Lewis Law of Priority in Entomol. Nomencl. 20 The name was attached..by every describing author who has noticed the species.

1916 M. Dawson Game Bk. 197 From description given by the describing partner the artist must draw the object held in mind by his associate.

1990 M. Nussbaum in C. K. Williams tr. Euripides Bacchae p. xii There is indeed beauty here, in the described content as in the describing language.

2002 P. A. McDermott in P. O'Mahony Criminal Justice in Ireland iii. 61 It is permissible for a garda who has received a description of an offender to show photographs to the describing witness.

2. Mathematics. Of a point, line, or other geometric entity: that describes or traces a path (cf. describe v. 6b).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [adjective] > being acted upon > drawn

circumscribed1571

circumscribing1571

inscribed1571

adscribed1625

describing1696

inscriptible1705

inscribable1846

circumscribable1878

1696 V. Mandey & J. Moxon Mechanick-powers x. ii. 270 The right line I H drawn from the extream I of the diameter of the generating circle to the describing point H will touch the Epicycloid in the same point H.

1787 W. Ludlam Math. Ess. (ed. 2) iv. 78 In the generation of the cycloid, the motion of the describing point is compounded of a circular and rectilinear motion.

1828 T. Whiting Comprehensive Syst. Astron. 86/1 The describing line is called the Radius or Semidiameter of the circle.

1912 D. A. Low Pract. Geom. & Graphics vi. 69 If the describing point is inside the rolling circle the trochoid is called an inferior trochoid.

2011 R. N. Jazar Adv. Dynamics x. 896 The motion of the system at time t can be expressed by the path of a describing point.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	describing
释义	describingn. Brit. /dᵻˈskrʌɪbɪŋ/, U.S. /dəˈskraɪbɪŋ/, /diˈskraɪbɪŋ/ Forms: see describe v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: describe v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < describe v. + -ing suffix¹. The action or fact of describing something or someone; description. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > [noun] > setting down in writing descrivingc1325 description?a1425 conscription1483 describing1553 the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [noun] descrivingc1325 declaration1382 descriptiona1387 devisementc1400 descrying1440 presentmentc1454 describing1553 delineation1578 display1583 presentation1597 representationa1602 diction1604 characterism1608 deciphera1670 characterization1801 redescription1839 descriptivism1935 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique f. 95^v In describing of persons there ought alwaies a commelinesse to be vsed. 1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 120 By the makinge and describyng of this onely Mappe. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. B3 Their passionate describing of passions. 1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia ii. ii. 49 Boundage is the compassing and describing of Plots with their buttalls, metes, bounds and Coastage. 1691 J. Dunton Voy. round World III. x. 370 The Fineries of their Habiliments; in describing of which he is pretty lucky at Similitude. 1796 Directions for Use Sci. Table 44 The simple process of observing, and describing. 1817 W. Cobbett Taking Leave 9 Greater powers of describing. 1876 R. Broughton Joan III. i. xxxii. 24 The Helmsley Courier devotes three columns to the describing of..how they were clad, who wed them, and who looked on. 1905 B. Yechton Some Adventures Jack & Jill i. 20 I like stories better without much describing, and where things happen right away. 2008 M. B. Turner et al. Mind-body Probl. v. 110 It is a long way from uttering these truncated expressions to the describing of what really is present. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). describingadj. Brit. /dᵻˈskrʌɪbɪŋ/, U.S. /dəˈskraɪbɪŋ/, /diˈskraɪbɪŋ/ Forms: see describe v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: describe v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < describe v. + -ing suffix². 1. That describes, or serves to describe, something or someone.Recorded earliest in right-describing. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [adjective] describinga1586 descriptory1586 descriptionate1593 descriptive1593 particular1607 diegematical1624 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. C4 The right describing note to know a Poet by. 1599 F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) 66 This describinge defynitione. 1679 R. Baxter Nonconformists Plea for Peace 127 They..were divided about the sense of the word [Prelacy], many professing their Judgment to be for Moderate Episcopacy; whereupon the describing additions [Archbishops, Bishops, Deans, Archdeacons] were added. 1827 W. S. Cardell Philos. Gram. Eng. Lang. vi. 131 The following hints will give a general view of this set of adjectives, or describing words. 1872 W. A. Lewis Law of Priority in Entomol. Nomencl. 20 The name was attached..by every describing author who has noticed the species. 1916 M. Dawson Game Bk. 197 From description given by the describing partner the artist must draw the object held in mind by his associate. 1990 M. Nussbaum in C. K. Williams tr. Euripides Bacchae p. xii There is indeed beauty here, in the described content as in the describing language. 2002 P. A. McDermott in P. O'Mahony Criminal Justice in Ireland iii. 61 It is permissible for a garda who has received a description of an offender to show photographs to the describing witness. 2. Mathematics. Of a point, line, or other geometric entity: that describes or traces a path (cf. describe v. 6b). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [adjective] > being acted upon > drawn circumscribed1571 circumscribing1571 inscribed1571 adscribed1625 describing1696 inscriptible1705 inscribable1846 circumscribable1878 1696 V. Mandey & J. Moxon Mechanick-powers x. ii. 270 The right line I H drawn from the extream I of the diameter of the generating circle to the describing point H will touch the Epicycloid in the same point H. 1787 W. Ludlam Math. Ess. (ed. 2) iv. 78 In the generation of the cycloid, the motion of the describing point is compounded of a circular and rectilinear motion. 1828 T. Whiting Comprehensive Syst. Astron. 86/1 The describing line is called the Radius or Semidiameter of the circle. 1912 D. A. Low Pract. Geom. & Graphics vi. 69 If the describing point is inside the rolling circle the trochoid is called an inferior trochoid. 2011 R. N. Jazar Adv. Dynamics x. 896 The motion of the system at time t can be expressed by the path of a describing point. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1553adj.a1586
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