attribution, ascription
(noun) assigning to a cause or source; “the attribution of lighting to an expression of God’s wrath”; “he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso”
attribution, ascription
(noun) assigning some quality or character to a person or thing; “the attribution of language to birds”; “the ascription to me of honors I had not earned”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
attribution (countable and uncountable, plural attributions)
The act of attributing something.
An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
(law) A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.
Source: Wiktionary
At`tri*bu"tion, n. Etym: [L. attributio: cf. F. attribution.]
1. The act of attributing or ascribing, as a quality, character, or function, to a thing or person, an effect to a cause.
2. That which is ascribed or attributed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
