About The Word Setting

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Setting

Setting Meaning & Definition
Setting Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Setting?

[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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Setting: background | mise en scene | mount | place setting | scene | scope | stage setting

Related Terms | Find terms related to Setting:

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

Setting In Webster's Dictionary

\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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