to describe
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4.9
- verb
- /dɪˈskraɪb/
- Specialized
:
describir
- The flashlight sailed into the air, describing a long arc before it landed in the grass.
- describe a path
- equation describing a curve
So The thing is that an image is described by its pixels.
- So The thing is that an image is described by its pixels.
- So that everything is described by a wavelength.
- So you, you have a curve in, in, in your space-time describing the motion.
- Each one of them has the genome That describes the entire Organism, not itself.
Examples
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Dozens of tiny buttons down the middle of her shirt describe a huge parabola.
Fiction book (1994) -
For that purpose to describe that displacement we use a vector.
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So we are going to describe the system in terms of this.
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Then you might want to describe this configuration.
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The spots he indicates describe a line leading along the valley straight toward town.
Fiction book (1990) -
It describes the path of a projectile determined by natural law.
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In Suiter's approach, FDs are used to describe shape parameters.
Academic text (2011) -
Our ultimate goal is to expand the battery of methods available for describing fricatives in adults, children, and clinical populations.
Academic text (2013) -
Thirty-two years ago, when first described, the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS, was a mystery.
Academic text (2013) -
In geometry class, we often describe a circle by marking its radius and center.
Synonyms
939
1.0
Make a picture with a pen or pencil
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3.2
To draw the outer edge of something
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2.8
To draw lines along the outside of a shape
8
5.3
To draw a shape or line accurately using a ruler and compass
3
7.4
To mark a surface with a sharp point or write something carefully by hand
2
7.0
To draw the shape or edge of something clearly
1
8.4
To draw a shape, like a circle, around another so it touches at all points
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3.4
To draw lines or put tape to show the edge of an area
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Describe also once meant 'to draw' because Latin scribere 'to write' could mean sketching lines, like making a mark with a pen. So when a stick 'described' a circle, picture someone 'writing' the shape in the sand, which is why describe can mean to trace a path or outline.