noun
1.
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
verb (used with object)
2.
to assail with din.
3.
to sound or utter with clamor or persistent repetition.
verb (used without object)
4.
to make a din.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English din(e) (noun), Old English dyne, dynn; cognate with Old Norse dynr ‘noise’, Old High German tuni, Sanskrit dhuni ‘roaring’
before 900; Middle English din(e) (noun), Old English dyne, dynn; cognate with Old Norse dynr ‘noise’, Old High German tuni, Sanskrit dhuni ‘roaring’
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noun ( used with a plural verb ) Islam.
religion, especially the religious observances of a Muslim.
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Photography.
a designation, originating in Germany, of the speed of a particular film emulsion.
Origin:
< German D(eutsche) I(ndustrie) N(ormen) ‘German industrial standards’ (later construed as Das ist Norm ‘that is (the) standard’), registered mark of the German Institute for Standardization
< German D(eutsche) I(ndustrie) N(ormen) ‘German industrial standards’ (later construed as Das ist Norm ‘that is (the) standard’), registered mark of the German Institute for Standardization
Din.
(in Serbia and Macedonia) dinar; dinars.
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din1 (dɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a loud discordant confused noise |
| —vb (usually foll by into) , dins, dinning, dinned | |
| 2. | to instil (into a person) by constant repetition |
| 3. | (tr) to subject to a din |
| 4. | (intr) to make a din |
| [Old English dynn; compare Old Norse dynr, Old High German tuni] | |
| din2 (dɪn) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a particular religious law; the halacha about something |
| 2. | the ruling of a Beth Din or religious court |
| [from Hebrew, literally: judgment] | |
| din3 (diːn) | |
| —n | |
| Islam religion in general, esp the beliefs and obligations of Islam | |
| [Arabic, related to dain debt] | |
| DIN (dɪn) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Compare ISO rating a formerly used logarithmic expression of the speed of a photographic film, plate, etc, given as --10log10E, where E is the exposure of a point 0.1 density units above the fog level; high-speed films have high numbers |
| 2. | a system of standard plugs, sockets, and cables formerly used for interconnecting domestic audio and video equipment |
| [C20: from German D(eutsche) I(ndustrie) N(orm) German Industry Standard] | |
| Din. | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| dinar | |
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Word Origin & History
din
O.E. dyne (n.), dynian (v.), from P.Gmc. *duniz, from PIE base *dhun- "loud noise" (cf. Skt. dhuni "roaring, a torrent").
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DIN definition
Deutsche Institut fuer Normung. The German standardisation body, a member of ISO.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| din dining room |
| Din dinar |
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Example sentences
Humans are programed to hear words in their own language and see faces in a din or noise and camouflage.
He is raising a din of clanking pots and clumsy feet, so loud you figure he must be doing it on purpose.
The only change in the scene was the tooth-rattling din of a road crew energetically jackhammering the nearby sidewalk.
The calm determination of our heroes and the hypnotic clicking of their tricycles contrasted with the din of the thundering city.
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