[ley-buh
l] 
noun, verb, -beled, -bel⋅ing or (especially British) -belled, -bel⋅ling.| 1. | a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc. |
| 2. | a short word or phrase descriptive of a person, group, intellectual movement, etc. |
| 3. | a word or phrase indicating that what follows belongs in a particular category or classification: The following definition has the label “Archit.” |
| 4. | Architecture. a molding or dripstone over a door or window, esp. one that extends horizontally across the top of the opening and vertically downward for a certain distance at the sides. |
| 5. | a brand or trademark, esp. of a manufacturer of phonograph records, tape cassettes, etc.: She records under a new label. |
| 6. | the manufacturer using such a label: a major label that has produced some of the best recordings of the year. |
| 7. | Heraldry. a narrow horizontal strip with a number of downward extensions of rectangular or dovetail form, usually placed in chief as the cadency mark of an eldest son. |
| 8. | Obsolete. a strip or narrow piece of anything. |
| 9. | to affix a label to; mark with a label. |
| 10. | to designate or describe by or on a label: The bottle was labeled poison. |
| 11. | to put in a certain class; classify. |
| 12. | Also, radiolabel. Chemistry. to incorporate a radioactive or heavy isotope into (a molecule) in order to make traceable. |
| label (lā'bəl) Pronunciation Key
See tracer. |