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set-out

set-out

3.9
The arrangement of text and images on a page or screen
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : diseño
  • A clear set-out of the report helps the audience understand the main points quickly.

Examples

  • The website's set-out was praised for its simplicity and effectiveness.

  • The magazine's modern set-out made it easy for readers to follow each article.

  • The set-out of the magazine was visually appealing.

  • Can you show me the set-out for this report?

  • The magazine's modern set-out made it easy for readers to follow each article.

  • A clear set-out of the report helps the audience understand the main points quickly.

  • The website's set-out was praised for its simplicity and effectiveness.

Synonyms

layout
vsset-out
128 3.5

The way the parts of something are arranged, like on a page or in a room

is limited to page displays of text and images
typography
vsset-out
  • Specialized
7 5.7

The way people arrange letters on a page or screen to make text clear and easy to read

covers overall page layout, not only type appearance
typesetting
vsset-out
  • Specialized
2 4.6

Putting text and pictures on a page for print or screen

refers to the static page arrangement of text and images
formatting
vsset-out
1 3.3

An arrangement of text or data that makes it easy to read and follows rules

is about visual placement on a page rather than technical specs
setout
vsset-out
4.4

A neat arrangement of items for display or easy use

focuses specifically on arranging page text and images

Antonyms

to scatter
110 2.7

To make people or animals move quickly in different directions

to disarrange
1 6.4

To make something messy or not in the right order

How Organized

set-out
  • Specialized
3.9
composition
99 4.1
draft
  • Specialized
245 3.7
sketch
150 2.5

Surface Forms

set-out singular
set-outs plural

Morphology

set-out = set (transparent) = out + set

The layout sense follows directly from 'set out' in the sense of arranging or displaying things in order. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Set-out comes from set ('to put' or 'place') and out ('in order' or 'outwards'), much like when you set out plates or items neatly on a table. That's why a set-out is the way text or images are placed on a page so readers can follow them easily.