English-Thai Dictionary

setting

N สถานที่ ติดตั้ง  สภาพแวดล้อม  ทิวทัศน์  ฉาก  ดนตรี ประกอบ  environment surroundings sa-tan-ti-tia-tang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SETTING

ppr. Placing; putting; fixing; studding; appointing; sinking below the horizon, etc.

 

SETTING

n. 1. The act of putting, placing, fixing or establishing.
2. The act of sinking below the horizon. The setting of stars is of three kinds, Cosmical, Acronical, and Heliacal. [See these words. ]
3. The act or manner of taking birds by a setting dog.
4. Inclosure; as settings of stones.
5. The direction of a current at sea.

 

SETTING-DOG

n.A setter; a dog trained to find and start birds for sportsmen.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SETTING

SETTING Set "ting, n.

 

1. The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening ) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set ) of a current.

 

2. The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter. Boyle.

 

3. Something set in, or inserted. Thou shalt set in it settings of stones. Ex. xxviii. 17.

 

4. That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin. Setting coat (Arch. ), the finishing or last coat of plastering on walls or ceilings. -- Setting dog, a setter. See Setter, n., 2. -- Setting pole, a pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing boats along in shallow water. -- Setting rule. (Print. ) A composing rule.

 

SETTING-UP EXERCISE

SETTING-UP EXERCISE Set `ting-up " ex "er *cise.

 

Defn: Any one of a series of gymnastic exercises used, as in drilling recruits, for the purpose of giving an erect carriage, supple muscles, and an easy control of the limbs.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

setting

set ting |ˈsetiNG ˈsɛdɪŋ | ▶noun 1 the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place: cozy waterfront cottage in a peaceful country setting. • the place and time at which a play, novel, or film is represented as happening: short stories with a contemporary setting. • a piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry. • a piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words: a setting of Yevtushenko's bleak poem. • short for place setting. 2 a speed, height, or temperature at which a machine or device can be adjusted to operate: if you find the room getting too hot, check the thermostat setting.

 

setting lotion

set ting lo tion ▶noun lotion applied to damp hair before it is set, enabling it to keep its shape longer.

 

Oxford Dictionary

setting

setting |ˈsɛtɪŋ | ▶noun 1 the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place: a romantic house in a wonderful setting beside the River Wye. • the place and time at which a play, novel, or film is represented as happening: short stories with a contemporary setting. • N. Amer. the scenery and stage furniture used in a play or film. 2 a piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewellery. 3 a piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words: a setting of Yevtushenko's bleak poem. 4 short for place setting. 5 a speed, height, or temperature at which a machine or device can be adjusted to operate: if you find the room getting too hot, check the thermostat setting.

 

setting lotion

set |ting lo ¦tion ▶noun [ mass noun ] lotion applied to damp hair prior to its being set, enabling it to keep its shape longer.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

setting

setting noun 1 a rural setting: surroundings, position, situation, environment, background, backdrop, milieu, environs, habitat; spot, place, location, locale, site, scene; area, region, district. 2 a garnet in a gold setting: mount, fixture, surround.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

setting

setting noun 1 a converted barn in a beautiful rural setting | it was an unlikely setting for a marriage proposal: surroundings, position, situation, environment, background, backdrop, milieu, environs; habitat; spot, place, location, locale, site, scene; context, frame; area, neighbourhood, region, district; French mise en scène; technical locus. 2 a garnet in a heavy gold setting: mounting, mount, fixture, surround.

 

setting up

setting up noun the setting up of a national information centre: establishment, establishing, organization, institution, creation, formation, foundation, founding, initiation, inauguration, inception, origination, constitution. ANTONYMS abolition.

 

Duden Dictionary

Setting

Set ting Substantiv, Neutrum Sozialpsychologie , das |S e tting auch ˈsɛtɪŋ |das Setting; Genitiv: des Settings, Plural: die Settings englisch setting, eigentlich = Rahmen, Umgebung Gesamtheit von Merkmalen der Umgebung, in deren Rahmen etwas stattfindet, erlebt wird

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

setting

set ting /sétɪŋ /→set 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C 〖通例単数形で 〗背景 ; 環境 , 境遇 ▸ a peaceful [an urban ] setting 静かな [都会の ]環境 2 C 〖通例単数形で 〗【物語 映画などの 】舞台 , 場面 [時代 ]設定 «for » ▸ the setting for the novel その小説の舞台 3 C (機器の )切り換え装置 , 調節目盛り ; 設定位置 [段階 ]▸ grill chicken at [on ] a low setting 弱火で鶏肉を焼く 4 U C (宝石などの )はめ込み, (はめ込み用 )金属台 .5 U C 曲付け ; 曲 , 音楽 .6 U ｟文 ｠(日 月が )沈むこと .7 C 〖a place [table ] ～〗1人分の食器のひとそろい 〘ナイフ フォーク グラスを含む 〙.8 C (鳥の )ひと 孵 （かえ ）しの卵 .