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DRAFTING
drafting, mechanical drawing
(noun) the craft of drawing blueprints
drafting
(noun) writing a first version to be filled out and polished later
drawing, draftsmanship, drafting
(noun) the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; “he learned drawing from his father”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
drafting
present participle of draft
Noun
drafting (countable and uncountable, plural draftings)
The act or process of producing a technical drawing, or draft.
A profession, usually related to making technical drawings for architecture, engineering, or manufacturing.
The practice among ground vehicle drivers or cyclists of following in a close line to reduce wind resistance.
A method of preparing fibers for weaving.
Source: Wiktionary
DRAFT
Draft, a.
1. Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught.
2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught.
Note: The forms draft and draught, in the senses above-given, are both on approved use. Draft box, Draft engine, Draft horse, Draft net, Draft ox, Draft tube. Same as Draught box, Draught engine, etc. See under Draught.
Draft, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drafted; p. pr. & vb. n. Drafting.]
1. To draw the outline of; to delineate.
2. To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
3. To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select. Some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they drafted novices to supply their colleges and temples. Holwell.
4. To transfer by draft. All her rents been drafted to London. Fielding.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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