| 单词 | template |
| 释义 | template /tem"plit/, n. 1. a pattern, mold, or the like, usually consisting of a thin plate of wood or metal, serving as a gauge or guide in mechanical work. 2. anything that determines or serves as a pattern; a model: You can use my notes as a template for employee evaluations. 3. Building Trades. a horizontal piece, as of timber or stone, in a wall, to receive and distribute the pressure of a girder, beam, or the like. 4. Shipbuilding. either of two wedges in each of the temporary blocks forming the support for the keel of a ship while building. 5. Aerial Photogrammetry. any object having lines, slots, or straightedges to represent lines radiating from the center of a photograph, used for graphic triangulation. 6. Genetics. a strand of DNA or RNA that serves as a pattern for the synthesis of a complementary strand of nucleic acid or protein. 7. Computers. a. a small sheet or strip of cardboard, plastic, or the like, that fits over a portion of the keyboard and provides ready reference to the keystroke commands of a particular software program. b. an electronic file with a predesigned, customized format and structure, as for a fax, letter, or expense report, ready to be filled in. 8. Also called safe. a marble base for a toilet. Also, templet. [1670-80; alter. of TEMPLET, appar. by falsely etymologizing final syllable as PLATE1] |
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