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Definitions for Labeling

[1] a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
[2] a short word or phrase descriptive of a person, group, intellectual movement, etc.
[3] a word or phrase indicating that what follows belongs in a particular category or classification: The following definition has the label “Archit.”
[4] Architecture . a molding or dripstone over a door or window, especially one that extends horizontally across the top of the opening and vertically downward for a certain distance at the sides.
[5] a brand or trademark, especially of a manufacturer of phonograph records, tape cassettes, etc.: She records under a new label.
[6] the manufacturer using such a label: a major label that has produced some of the best recordings of the year.
[7] Heraldry . a narrow horizontal strip with a number of downward extensions of rectangular or dovetail form, usually placed in chief as the cadency mark of an eldest son.
[8] Obsolete . a strip or narrow piece of anything.
[9] to affix a label to; mark with a label.
[10] to designate or describe by or on a label: The bottle was labeled poison.
[11] to put in a certain class; classify.
[12] Also radiolabel. Chemistry . to incorporate a radioactive or heavy isotope into (a molecule) in order to make traceable.
[13] a piece of paper, card, or other material attached to an object to identify it or give instructions or details concerning its ownership, use, nature, destination, etc; tag
[14] a brief descriptive phrase or term given to a person, group, school of thought, etc the label "Romantic" is applied to many different kinds of poetry
[15] a word or phrase heading a piece of text to indicate or summarize its contents
[16] a trademark or company or brand name on certain goods, esp, formerly, on gramophone records
[17] another name for dripstone (def. 2)
[18] heraldry a charge consisting of a horizontal line across the chief of a shield with three or more pendants: the charge of an eldest son
[19] computing a group of characters, such as a number or a word, appended to a particular statement in a program to allow its unique identification
[20] chem a radioactive element used in a compound to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
[21] to fasten a label to
[22] to mark with a label
[23] to describe or classify in a word or phrase to label someone a liar
[24] to make (one or more atoms in a compound) radioactive, for use in determining the mechanism of a reaction

Words related to Labeling

labelstamp, characterize, tag, identify, specify, define, classify, designate, tally, call, name, class, sticker

Words nearby Labeling

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Origin of Labeling

1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French: ribbon, perhaps < Germanic. See lap1

Other words from Labeling

la·bel·er , noun
non·la·bel·ing , adjective, noun
non·la·bel·ling , adjective, noun
pre·la·bel , noun, verb (used with object), pre·la·beled, pre·la·bel·ing or (especially British ) pre·la·belled, pre·la·bel·ling.
re·la·bel , verb (used with object), re·la·beled, re·la·bel·ing or (especially British ) re·la·belled, re·la·bel·ling.
un·la·beled , adjective
un·la·belled , adjective

Word origin for Labeling

C14: from Old French, from Germanic; compare Old High German lappa rag

Synonyms for Labeling

characterize, classify, define, designate, identify, specify, stamp, tag, call, class, name, sticker, tally