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O0041900 (ôf′sĕt′, ŏf′-)n.1. An agent, element, or thing that balances, counteracts, or compensates for something else.2. One thing set off or developed from something else.3. The start or initial stage; the outset.4. Architecture A ledge or recess in a wall formed by a reduction in thickness above; a setoff.5. Botany A shoot that develops laterally at the base of a plant, often rooting to form a new plant.6. Geology A spur of a mountain range or hills.7. A bend in a pipe, bar, or other straight continuous piece made to allow it to pass around an obstruction.8. A short distance measured perpendicularly from the main line in surveying, used to help in calculating the area of an irregular plot.9. A descendant of a race or family; an offshoot.10. Printing a. An unintentional or faulty transfer of wet ink from a printed sheet to another surface in contact with it. Also called setoff.b. Offset printing.v. (ôf′sĕt′, ŏf′-, ôf-sĕt′, ŏf-) off·set, off·set·ting, off·sets v.tr.1. To counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for: fringe benefits designed to offset low salaries.2. Printing a. To cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface.b. To produce by offset printing.3. To make or form an offset in (a wall, bar, or pipe).v.intr.1. To develop, project, or be situated as an offset.2. Printing To become marked by or cause an unintentional transfer of ink.

off′set′ adv. & adj.

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n 1. something that counterbalances or compensates for something else 2. an allowance made to counteract some effect 3. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a. a printing method in which the impression is made onto an intermediate surface, such as a rubber blanket, which transfers it to the paperb. (modifier) relating to, involving, or printed by offset: offset letterpress; offset lithography. 4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) another name for set-off 5. (Botany) botany a. a short runner in certain plants, such as the houseleek, that produces roots and shoots at the tipb. a plant produced from such a runner 6. (Geological Science) a ridge projecting from a range of hills or mountains 7. (Geological Science) the horizontal component of displacement on a fault 8. (Architecture) a narrow horizontal or sloping surface formed where a wall is reduced in thickness towards the top 9. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a person or group descended collaterally from a particular group or family; offshoot 10. (Surveying) surveying a measurement of distance to a point at right angles to a survey line vb, -sets, -setting or -set11. (tr) to counterbalance or compensate for12. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to print (pictures, text, etc) using the offset process13. (Architecture) (tr) to construct an offset in (a wall)14. (intr) to project or develop as an offset

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(n., adj. ˈɔfˌsɛt, ˈɒf-; v. ˌɔfˈsɛt, ˌɒf-)

n., adj., v. -set, -set•ting. n. 1. something that compensates for something else. 2. the start, beginning, or outset. 3. a short lateral shoot by which certain plants are propagated. 4. an offshoot or branch. 5. a. a process in which a lithographic stone or metal or paper plate is used to make an inked impression on a rubber blanket that transfers it to the paper being printed. b. the impression itself. 6. Geol. (in faults) the magnitude of displacement between two previously aligned bodies. 7. a flat or sloping projecting ledge on a wall, buttress, or the like, produced by a reduction in thickness above; setoff. 8. a. a short distance measured perpendicularly from a main survey line. b. Also called off′set line`. a line a short distance from and parallel to a main survey line. adj. 9. of, noting, or pertaining to an offset. 10. pertaining to, printed by, or suitable for printing by offset. 11. placed away from a center line; off-center. 12. placed at an angle to something. v.t. 13. to compensate for. 14. to juxtapose with something else, as for comparison. 15. Print. a. to make an offset of. b. to print by the process of offset lithography. 16. to build (a wall) with an offset. v.i. 17. to project as an offset or branch. 18. Print. to make an offset. [1545–55]

offset

Past participle: offset
Gerund: offsetting

Imperative
offset
offset

Present
I offset
you offset
he/she/it offsets
we offset
you offset
they offset

Preterite
I offset
you offset
he/she/it offset
we offset
you offset
they offset

Present Continuous
I am offsetting
you are offsetting
he/she/it is offsetting
we are offsetting
you are offsetting
they are offsetting

Present Perfect
I have offset
you have offset
he/she/it has offset
we have offset
you have offset
they have offset

Past Continuous
I was offsetting
you were offsetting
he/she/it was offsetting
we were offsetting
you were offsetting
they were offsetting

Past Perfect
I had offset
you had offset
he/she/it had offset
we had offset
you had offset
they had offset

Future
I will offset
you will offset
he/she/it will offset
we will offset
you will offset
they will offset

Future Perfect
I will have offset
you will have offset
he/she/it will have offset
we will have offset
you will have offset
they will have offset

Future Continuous
I will be offsetting
you will be offsetting
he/she/it will be offsetting
we will be offsetting
you will be offsetting
they will be offsetting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been offsetting
you have been offsetting
he/she/it has been offsetting
we have been offsetting
you have been offsetting
they have been offsetting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been offsetting
you will have been offsetting
he/she/it will have been offsetting
we will have been offsetting
you will have been offsetting
they will have been offsetting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been offsetting
you had been offsetting
he/she/it had been offsetting
we had been offsetting
you had been offsetting
they had been offsetting

Conditional
I would offset
you would offset
he/she/it would offset
we would offset
you would offset
they would offset

Past Conditional
I would have offset
you would have offset
he/she/it would have offset
we would have offset
you would have offset
they would have offset

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	offset - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"commencement, get-go, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, firstbirth - the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"incipience, incipiency - beginning to exist or to be apparent; "he placed the incipience of democratic faith at around 1850"; "it is designed to arrest monopolies in their incipiency"point in time, point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"starting point, terminus a quo - earliest limiting pointthreshold - the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood"
	2.	offset - a compensating equivalentcounterbalancecompensation - something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
	3.	offset - a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tipsstolon, runnerplant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
	4.	offset - a natural consequence of developmentoffshoot, outgrowth, branchconsequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
	5.	offset - a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paperoffset printingprinting process, printing - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publicationphoto-offset, photo-offset printing - a method of offset printing using photomechanical platesletterset printing - image is transferred from a relief type plate to a roller
	6.	offset - structure where a wall or building narrows abruptlyset-back, setoffstructure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
Verb	1.	offset - compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals"countervailbalance, equilibrise, equilibrize, equilibrate - bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"
	2.	offset - make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"cancel, set offcountervail, neutralize, counteract, counterbalance - oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"balance, equilibrise, equilibrize, equilibrate - bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"
	3.	offset - cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surfacetransfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
	4.	offset - create an offset in; "offset a wall"create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
	5.	offset - produce by offset printing; "offset the conference proceedings"print, impress - reproduce by printing

offset

verb1. cancel out, balance, set off, make up for, compensate for, redeem, counteract, neutralize, counterbalance, nullify, obviate, balance out, counterpoise, countervail The increase in pay costs was more than offset by higher productivity.

offset

nounSomething to make up for loss or damage:amends, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, quittance, recompense, redress, reimbursement, remuneration, reparation, repayment, requital, restitution, satisfaction, setoff.verb1. To act as an equalizing weight or force to:balance, compensate, counteract, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, make up, set off.2. To make up for:balance, compensate, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, neutralize, outweigh, redeem, set off.

Translations

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offset

offset:

see printingprinting,
means of producing reproductions of written material or images in multiple copies. There are four traditional types of printing: relief printing (with which this article is mainly concerned), intaglio, lithography, and screen process printing.
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Offset

Surface or piece forming the top of a horizontal projection on a wall.

Offset

(offset lithography), a method of printing in which the ink impression is transferred from the printing plate to an intermediate rubber-coated surface, or blanket. The image is then transferred from the blanket to paper or some other printing material. Offset was first used in the United States, where the first offset press was built in 1905.

The term “offset” usually designates those printing processes that use planographic plates and that are based on the coating of the image, or printing, areas with ink and the non-image, or nonprinting, areas with an aqueous solution that is not ink receptive. During printing, the plate is alternately coated with an aqueous solution and roller-coated with ink. The plate then makes contact with the surface of a rubber blanket, which in turn is brought into contact with paper to produce a print. Thus, a double transfer of the image occurs without the paper ever coming into direct contact with the plate. This lessens significantly the amount of pressure required during printing and, thereby, increases the wear resistance of the plate. In turn, productivity is higher, as is the quality of reproduction.

Offset involves photomechanical and electronic processes during platemaking, as well as mechanized and automated processes during the preparation of the plates and printing. The plates are aluminum or zinc sheets that vary in thickness from 0.35 to 0.8 mm. Their surface is grained to obtain a uniformly mat surface. The printing and nonprinting areas on the surface of the plates are produced by light-generating films, which differ in terms of molecular surface properties and which are receptive to either water or ink. Aluminum plates are subjected to a complex electrochemical preparation in automated lines to increase their adsorption capacity and wear resistance. Composite plates consist of two metals, one of which is extremely ink receptive and forms the printing areas (such as copper), while the other is naturally water receptive and forms the nonprinting areas (nickel, chromium, or stainless steel). Composite plates are used for long-run printing in high-speed presses owing to the high hydrophily and wear resistance of the nonimage areas. Composite plates are usually produced on an aluminum or steel base, and galvanic methods are used to coat the entire surface with copper film having a thickness to 10 μ or with chromium film with a thickness of 1–3 μ. The printing image on either monometallic or multimetallic plates is produced photochemically by projecting an image through a photographic negative or positive onto a light-sensitive coating of the plate. Such a coating consists of high-molecular compounds (albumin, gum, polyvinyl alcohol), chromium salts (diazo compounds), and film-forming substances or photopolymers. When exposed to light, chromium salts harden. Thus, the exposed areas of the coating harden and are rendered insoluble in water. The exposed areas of the coating are shielded by the opaque parts of the negative or positive. The coating is subsequently removed, with the printing image fixed on the plate.

More widely used are coatings based on diazo compounds, in which light causes photochemical decomposition on the exposed portions, leading to the removal of the coating from these areas of the plate during developing. The areas of photopolymeric coatings exposed to light polymerize and become insoluble in water. The coating is removed from the nonilluminated areas of the plate during developing. Coatings consisting of both diazo compounds and photopolymers may be applied in a thin layer on monometallic and multimetallic plates; the layer remains unchanged for a long period of time (more than a year). This makes it possible to prepare the metal and presensitize the plates in special plants.

In the production of presensitized plates, the printing areas on monometals are produced on the coating, which has been shielded during copying by the opaque portions of the photographic positive and which is retained after development of the copy. The coating on multimetallic plates is removed from the printing areas after developing and remains as a temporary protective layer for the nonprinting areas. Chemical or electrochemical etching of the top metal (nickel or chromium) is done down to the copper layer; the protective coating is then removed from the nonprinting areas. In this case, the printing areas are produced on the copper, and the nonprinting areas on the nickel or chromium. All methods of platemaking require that, after the production of the printing areas, the nonprinting areas be treated with a water-receptive solution. This imparts stable water-receptive properties to the areas.

Operations required for the processing of monometallic plates (developing, washing, and drying), are performed separately by mechanized equipment. The production of prints and the preparation of multimetallic plates are carried out on continuous production lines.

Offset prints are produced by offset presses. Each working cycle of a press consists of coating the printing plate, rolling the ink onto the printing areas, feeding the paper into the press, printing, and removing the finished print from the press and placing it on the receiving table.

Offset is popular owing to the mechanization of platemaking and the high productivity of the presses. It makes possible the reproduction of all types of publications.

REFERENCES

Siniakov, N. I. Tekhnologiia izgotovleniia fotomekhanicheskikh pechatnykh form. Moscow, 1966.
Nikanchikova, E. A., and A. L. Popova. Tekhnologiia ofsetnoi pechati. Moscow, 1966.
Zakharov, A. G., and D. A. Fufaevskii. Ofsetnye mashiny i rabota na nikh. Moscow, 1972.

A. L. POPOVA

offset

[′ȯf‚set] (building construction) A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall or other member that is formed by diminishing the thickness of the wall at that point. Also known as setback. (computer science) displacement (control systems) The steady-state difference between the desired control point and that actually obtained in a process control system. (engineering) A short perpendicular distance measured to a traverse course or a surveyed line or principal line of measurement in order to locate a point with respect to a point on the course or line. In seismic prospecting, the horizontal distance between a shothole and the line of profile, measured perpendicular to the line. In seismic refraction prospecting, the horizontal displacement, measured from the detector, of a point for which a calculated depth is relevant. In seismic reflection prospecting, the correction of a reflecting element from its position on a preliminary working profile to its actual position in space. (geology) The movement of an upcurrent part of a shore to a more seaward position than a downcurrent part. A spur from a mountain range. A level terrace on the side of a hill. The horizontal displacement component in a fault, measured parallel to the strike of the fault. Also known as normal horizontal separation. (mapping) During construction of a map projection, the small distance added to the length of meridians on either side of the central meridian in order to determine the chart's top latitude. (mechanics) The value of strain between the initial linear portion of the stress-strain curve and a parallel line that intersects the stress-strain curve of an arbitrary value of strain; used as an index of yield stress; a value of 0.2% is common. (mining engineering) A short drift or crosscut driven from a main gangway or level. The horizontal distance between the outcrops of a dislocated bed. (naval architecture) One of a series of measurements of the perpendicular distance of various points on a ship's hull from the centerline and above the molded baseline; used in ship construction. (ordnance) The horizontal distance of forward travel covered by the missile after it strikes the ground; this distance is measured from the center of the hole of entry to the most forward part of the missile.

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offset, 2 1. A horizontal ledge on a wall (or other member or construction), marking a decrease in its thickness above; also called a watertable. 2. A bend in a pipe. 3. A change in the direction of a pipeline (other than 90°), e.g., by a combination of elbows or bends, which brings one section of the pipe out of line with but into a line parallel to another section. 4. A short line perpendicular to a surveyed line, measured to a line

offset

1. Botanya. 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 2. a ridge projecting from a range of hills or mountains 3. the horizontal component of displacement on a fault 4. a narrow horizontal or sloping surface formed where a wall is reduced in thickness towards the top 5. a person or group descended collaterally from a particular group or family; offshoot

offset

(programming)An index or position in an array, string, orblock of memory usually a non-negative integer.

E.g. the Perl function splice(ARRAY, OFFSET, LENGTH, LIST)replaces LENGTH elements starting at index OFFSET in arraywith LIST, where offset zero means the start of the array.

For an Intel x86 processor with a segmented address spacethe offset is the position of a byte relative to the startof the segment.

offset

(1) See offset press.

(2) The distance from a starting point, either the start of a file or the start of a memory address. Its value is added to a base value to derive the actual value. An offset into a file is simply the character location within that file, usually starting with 0; thus "offset 240" is actually the 241st byte in the file. See relative address.

(3) In word processing, the amount of space a document is printed from the left margin.

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verb cancel out

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noun something to make up for loss or damage

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verb to act as an equalizing weight or force to

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verb to make up for

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noun the time at which something is supposed to begin

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noun a compensating equivalent

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noun a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

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noun a natural consequence of development

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noun a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper

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noun structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

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verb compensate for or counterbalance

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verb make up for

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verb cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface

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verb create an offset in

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verb produce by offset printing

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