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mark·ing

 (mär′kĭng)
n.
1.
a. A making or giving of a mark.
b. A mark or marks made.
2. A mark or pattern of marks on an organism:a snake with colorful markings.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

marking

(ˈmɑːkɪŋ)
n
1.a mark or series of marks
2. (Biology) the arrangement of colours on an animal, plant, etc
3. (Education) assessment and correction of school children's or students' written work by teaching staff
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

mark•ing

(ˈmɑr kɪŋ)

n.
1. a mark or marks.
2. a pattern of marks or colorations, as on a plant or animal.
3. the act of one that marks.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

marking

  • pastry wheel,pastry jagger - A pastry wheel or pastry jagger is a handled tool with a thin sharp wheel, used for marking and cutting rolled-out dough.
  • stocking - A white marking on the lower part of a horse's leg.
  • on the dot - Probably a reference to the minute hand of the clock being exactly over the dot marking the given minute on the dial.
  • hilum - The scar on a seed marking the point where it was attached to its seed vessel.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

marking

To maintain contact on a target from such a position that the marking unit has an immediate offensive capability.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

marking

Staying within playing distance of an opponent.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.marking - a distinguishing symbolmarking - a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
earmark - identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
brand - identification mark on skin, made by burning
symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product
assay-mark,authentication,hallmark - a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
postmark - a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing
watermark - a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light
broad arrow - an arrowhead mark identifying British government property
milepost,milestone - stone post at side of a road to show distances
peg,pin - small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
pip,spot - a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
label - an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
cairn - a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
2.marking - a pattern of marks
pattern,design,figure - a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"
blaze - a light-colored marking; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes"
crisscross,cross,mark - a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
eyespot,ocellus - an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color
shading - graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
maculation,patch,speckle,dapple,fleck,spot - a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
streak,stripe,bar - a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave"
3.marking - evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or scoremarking - evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"
evaluation,rating - act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
4.marking - the act of making a visible mark on a surfacemarking - the act of making a visible mark on a surface
decoration - the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
lineation - the act of marking or outlining with lines
mottling - the act of coloring with areas of different shades
striping - the act of marking with stripes
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations

marking

[ˈmɑːkɪŋ]
A.N
1. (=mark) →señalf,marcaf; (on animal) →pintaf; (=colouration) →coloraciónf
2. (Brit) (Scol) →correcciónf (de exámenes, deberes etc)
3. (Ftbl) →marcajem
B.CPDmarking inkN →tintafindeleble
marking penN →rotuladorm
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

marking

[ˈmɑːrkɪŋ]n
(on animal) →marquef
(on road) →signalisationf
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

marking

n
→Markierungf; (on animal) →Zeichnungf
(of exams)(= correcting) →Korrekturf;(= grading) →Benotungf
(Sport) →Deckennt, →Deckungf
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

marking

[ˈmɑːkɪŋ]n
a. (on animal) →marcaturadi colore; (on road) →segnaleticaorizzontale
b. (Brit) (Scol) →correzionef (dei compiti)
c. (Ftbl) →marcamento,marcatura
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995


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