OFFSETTING

OFFSET

offset

(verb) produce by offset printing; “offset the conference proceedings”

offset

(verb) create an offset in; “offset a wall”

offset

(verb) cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface

cancel, offset, set off

(verb) make up for; “His skills offset his opponent’s superior strength”

offset, countervail

(verb) compensate for or counterbalance; “offset deposits and withdrawals”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

offsetting

present participle of offset

Noun

offsetting (plural offsettings)

The act of offsetting

An amount offset

Anagrams

• setting off

Source: Wiktionary


OFFSET

Off"set`, n. Etym: [Off + set. Cf. Set-off.]

Definition: In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against, something; as: --

1. (Bot.)

Definition: A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of Houseleek.

2. A sum, account, or value set off against another sum or account, as an equivalent; hence, anything which is given in exchange or retaliation; a set-off.

3. A spur from a range of hills or mountains.

4. (Arch.)

Definition: A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; -- called also set-off.

5. (Surv.)

Definition: A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object.

6. (Mech.)

Definition: An abrupt bend in an object, as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside.

7. (Print.)

Definition: A more or less distinct transfer of a printed page or picture to the opposite page, when the pages are pressed together before the ink is dry or when it is poor. Offset staff (Surv.), a rod, usually ten links long, used in measuring offsets.

Off*set", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Offset; p. pr. & vb. n. Offsetting.]

1. To set off; to place over against; to balance; as, to offset one account or charge against another.

2. To form an offset in, as in a wall, rod, pipe, etc.

Off"set, v. i. (Printing)

Definition: To make an offset.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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INTERTRIGO

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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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