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design

noun
/dɪˈzaɪn/

Etymology

From Middle English designen, from Old French designer, from Latin designō (“to mark out, point out, describe, design, contrive”), from de- (or dis-) + signō (“to mark”), from signum (“mark”). Doublet of designate.

  1. derived from designō
  2. derived from designer
  3. inherited from designen

Definitions

  1. A specification of an object or process, referring to requirements to be satisfied and…

    A specification of an object or process, referring to requirements to be satisfied and thus conditions to be met for them to solve a problem.

    • The Wikilambda developers charmingly admit that they are not very experienced in language design.

  2. A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact,…

    A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.

    • The initial design of the park was rejected for being too expensive.
    • Where it had been left hundreds of years ago, / Extract from the depth, is but a setting sun, / Paradise is scarce in this light that won’t shine, / What is our earthly task, but a worthy design?

  3. A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture.

    • We're working on some new designs for our range of summer shirts
  4. ›+ 9 more definitions

    1. The composition of a work of art.

    2. Intention or plot.

      • We have designs on winning the league next season.
      • To be hateful of the truth by design.
      • I give it you without any other design than to shew you that I reckon nothing dear to me, when I want to do you a pleasure.

    3. The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it…

      The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.

      • He turned back to the scene before him and the enormous new block of council dwellings. The design was some way after Corbusier but the block was built up on plinths and resembled an Atlantic liner swimming diagonally across the site.

    4. The art of designing

      • Danish furniture design is world-famous.

    5. To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).

      • He always designs gaming laptops from 4:00 pm to 1:00 am.
      • She designed his retirement from the Royal Irish Artillery, and had negociated an immediate berth for him on the Staff of the Commander of the Forces, and a prospective one in the household of Lord Townshend […]

    6. To plan (to do something).

      • The king designed to mount an expedition to the New World.

    7. To assign, appoint (something to someone)

      To assign, appoint (something to someone); to designate.

      • he looks not below the Moon, but hath designed the regiment of sublunary affairs unto inferiour deputations.
      • He was designed to the study of the law.

    8. To mark out and exhibit

      To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.

    9. To manifest requirements to be satisfied by an object or process for them to solve a…

      To manifest requirements to be satisfied by an object or process for them to solve a problem.

      • We shall see / Justice design the victor's chivalry.
      • Meet me to-morrow where the master / And this fraternity shall design.

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Derived

antidesign, argument from design, biodesign, by design, designathon, design-based learning, design code, design depth, design fiction, design flaw, designful, design language, designless, design load, designment, designoid, design pattern, design release engineer, design speed, design system, design thinking, design to cost, designwise, ecodesign, industrial design right, nanodesign, nondesign, scenic design, secure by design, security-by-design, security by design, service design package, set design, stage design, subdesign, thermal design power, visitor design pattern, designer, misdesign, undesign · +14 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at design. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at design. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at design

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA