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tem·plate I. noun or tem·plet \ˈtemplə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ (-s) Etymology: template alteration (influenced by plate) of templet; templet probably from French, temple (device in a loom), diminutive of temple 1. : a short piece placed horizontally in a wall under a girder or other beam to distribute its weight or pressure (as over a door or window frame) 2. : a pattern or guide of any of various kinds used in manufacturing: as a. : a usually thin metal pattern used in laying out and scribing a work piece b. : a metal pattern followed by the tracer of an automatic machine in guiding the cutting tool to produce a desired profile c. : a chart showing the standard form against which machined parts are checked in an optical comparator d. : any of various locating devices (as for placing rivets or applying airplane trim) e. : a full-size wooden mold or paper pattern used in making ship hull parts of steel plate or wood f. : a gage or pattern for checking dimensions, locations, or contours (as on castings) g. : a pattern used in lettering h. : a pattern used by a tailor or dressmaker in cutting a part to shape or in locating buttonholes i. : overlay II 2f 3. usually templet : a bezel in a cut gem 4. : lute V 2 5. : a framed workbench for making theatrical flats II. transitive verb also templet \“\ (-ed/-ing/-s) : to mark or lay off the pattern or position of with a template < he templated the rivet holes > III. noun 1. : a molecule (as of DNA) that serves as a pattern for the synthesis of another macromolecule (as messenger RNA) 2. : something that establishes a pattern : framework 3 |