drafting
- noun
- /ˈdræftɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
dibujo técnico
- The class focused on drafting techniques to help students learn how to produce detailed schematics.
- Design & Drafting
Examples
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He spent hours drafting the technical drawings needed for the engineering project.
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Um, it's called Computer-Aided Drafting.
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If yours is flat, take our course in Architectural Drafting.
Fiction book (1991) -
Drafting requires a steady hand, mastery of one's tools, and patience, as does my artwork.
Blog text (29) -
The architect's expertise in drafting allowed her to create precise floor plans for the new building.
Synonyms
184
1.0
A picture made by hand with a pen or pencil
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7.4
Ability to draw clear, accurate pictures or plans
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3.9
The process of planning and making the shape and parts of something
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4.4
Skill in making exact plans and pictures for machines and buildings
Creating detailed plans for a building or project
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.2
A large table with an adjustable top that you use for drawing plans
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Drafting comes from draft, which originally meant 'a drawing' or 'sketch' and is closely linked to the common verb draw ('to make a picture'). So in engineering and architecture, drafting is literally the work of making the detailed drawings or plans.