describˈer noun

description /di-skripˈshən/ noun

1. The act of describing
2. An account of anything in words
3. (loosely) sort, class or kind

descripˈtive adjective

Containing description

descripˈtively adverb

descripˈtiveness noun

descripˈtivism noun

1. The use of, or belief in, descriptive linguistics (see below)
2. A theory of ethics by which only empirical statements are acceptable

descripˈtor noun (computing)

1. A file name describing a subject in a storage system
2. A keyword or a heading

descriptive geometry noun

The study of three-dimensional figures when projected onto a two-dimensional surface

descriptive linguistics singular noun

The study of the description of a language structure as it occurred individually at a particular time, ie with no reference to its history, any other language, etc