单词 | offset |
释义 | Word Frequency offsetnoun (ˈɒfˌsɛt) 1. something that counterbalances or compensates for something else 2. an allowance made to counteract some effect 3. a. a printing method in which the impression is made onto an intermediate surface, such as a rubber blanket, which transfers it to the paper b. (modifier) relating to, involving, or printed by offset offset letterpress offset lithography 4. another name for set-off 5. botany a. a short runner in certain plants, such as the houseleek, that produces roots and shoots at the tip b. a plant produced from such a runner 6. a ridge projecting from a range of hills or mountains 7. the horizontal component of displacement on a fault 8. a narrow horizontal or sloping surface formed where a wall is reduced in thickness towards the top 9. a person or group descended collaterally from a particular group or family; offshoot 10. surveying a measurement of distance to a point at right angles to a survey line verb (ˌɒfˈsɛt)Word forms: -sets, -setting or -set 11. (transitive) to counterbalance or compensate for 12. (transitive) to print (pictures, text, etc) using the offset process 13. (transitive) to construct an offset in (a wall) 14. (intransitive) to project or develop as an offset |
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