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noun
1.
something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent.
2.
the start, beginning, or outset.
3.
a short lateral shoot by which certain plants are propagated.
4.
an offshoot or branch of a family or race.
5.
EXPANDany offshoot; branch.
6.
Also called offset printing, offset lithography. Lithography.
a.
a process in which a lithographic stone or metal or paper plate is used to make an inked impression on a rubber blanket that transfers it to the paper being printed, instead of being made directly on the paper.
b.
the impression itself.
7.
Also called setoff. Printing. an unintentional transfer of excess or undried ink from one printed sheet to another.
8.
Geology.
a.
(in faults) the magnitude of displacement between two previously aligned bodies.
b.
a spur of a mountain range.
9.
Machinery. a jog or short displacement in an otherwise straight and continuous line, as in a pipe, lever, or rod, made to avoid objects or to connect with other parts.
10.
Architecture. setoff (def. 3).
11.
Surveying.
a.
a short distance measured perpendicularly from a main survey line.
b.
Also called offset line. a line a short distance from and parallel to a main survey line.
12.
COLLAPSENaval Architecture. any of the coordinates by which any point on a hull being planned is located.
adjective
13.
of, noting, or pertaining to an offset.
14.
Lithography. pertaining to, printed by, or suitable for printing by offset.
15.
placed away from a center line; off-center.
16.
placed at an angle to something, as to the axis of a form, shape, or object; not parallel.
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Offsetting
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
verb (used with object)
17.
to counterbalance as an equivalent does; compensate for: The gains offset the losses.
18.
to juxtapose with something else, as for purposes of comparison: to offset advantages against disadvantages.
19.
20.
Architecture. to build with a setoff, as a wall.
21.
Surveying. to establish (a line) parallel to a main survey line at an offset.
verb (used without object)
22.
to project as an offset or branch.
23.
to counterbalance or compensate.
24.
Printing. to make an offset.
Origin:
1545–55; after verb phrase set off
1545–55; after verb phrase set off
Synonyms
2. onset. 17. match, parallel; counterweight, counterpoise; counteract.
2. onset. 17. match, parallel; counterweight, counterpoise; counteract.
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Word Origin & History
offset
c.1555, "act of setting off" (on a journey, etc.), from off + set. Meaning "something 'set off' against something else, a counterbalance" is from 1769; the verb in this sense is from 1792. As a type of printing, in which the inked impression is first made on a rubber roller then transferred to paper,
EXPANDit is recorded from 1906.
COLLAPSE
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Science Dictionary
offset  (ôf'sět') Pronunciation Key
A shoot that develops laterally at the base of a plant, often rooting to form a new plant. Many succulents and cacti are propagated by removing offsets and planting them elsewhere. See more at vegetative reproduction. |
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