English to English

label

('l/eI/b/@/l )

a brief description given for purposes of identification(noun.communication)

Example:
The label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture.

source: wordnet30
trade name of a company that produces musical recordings(noun.communication)

Example:
The artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent.

Synonym:
recording label

source: wordnet30
a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction(noun.substance)

source: wordnet30
an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object(noun.communication)

source: wordnet30
A tassel.(noun)

source: webster1913

assign a label to; designate with a label(verb.communication)

Example:
These students were labelled `learning disabled'.

source: wordnet30
attach a tag or label to(verb.contact)

Example:
Label these bottles.

Synonym:
mark, tag

source: wordnet30
pronounce judgment on(verb.communication)

Example:
They labeled him unfit to work here.

Synonym:
judge, pronounce

source: wordnet30
distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom(verb.cognition)

source: wordnet30
distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions(verb.cognition)

source: wordnet30
To affix a label to; to mark with a name, etc.; as, to label a bottle or a package.(verb)

source: webster1913

Bookmark This Site