Associations to the word «Description»

Wiktionary

DESCRIPTION, noun. A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
DESCRIPTION, noun. The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
DESCRIPTION, noun. A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
DESCRIPTION, noun. (taxonomy) A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.
DESCRIPTION LOGIC, noun. (logic) One of a family of knowledge representation languages which can be used to represent the concept definitions of an application domain (known as terminological knowledge) in a structured and formally well-understood way.
DESCRIPTION WORD, noun. Adjective
DESCRIPTION WORDS, noun. Plural of description word

Dictionary definition

DESCRIPTION, noun. A statement that represents something in words.
DESCRIPTION, noun. The act of describing something.
DESCRIPTION, noun. Sort or variety; "every description of book was there".

Wise words

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
Mark Twain