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SETTING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
Synonyms:
mise en scene; setting; stage setting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("setting" is a kind of...):
stage (a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience)
Meronyms (parts of "setting"):
flat (scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting)
prop; property (any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie)
set; stage set (representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
Example:
the diamond was in a plain gold mount
Synonyms:
mount; setting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("setting" is a kind of...):
mounting (framework used for support or display)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "setting"):
pave (a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows)
Derivation:
set (fix in a border)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A table service for one person
Example:
a place setting of sterling flatware
Synonyms:
place setting; setting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("setting" is a kind of...):
service; table service (tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table)
Derivation:
set (get ready for a particular purpose or event)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The context and environment in which something is set
Example:
the perfect setting for a ghost story
Synonyms:
scene; setting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("setting" is a kind of...):
environment; environs; surround; surroundings (the area in which something exists or lives)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "setting"):
scenario (a setting for a work of art or literature)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The physical position of something
Example:
he changed the setting on the thermostat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("setting" is a kind of...):
place; position (the particular portion of space occupied by something)
Derivation:
set (set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly)
set (put into a certain place or abstract location)
Sense 6
Meaning:
The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
Example:
the historical context
Synonyms:
circumstance; context; setting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("setting" is a kind of...):
environment (the totality of surrounding conditions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "setting"):
conditions (the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare)
conditions (the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process)
Sense 7
Meaning:
The state of the environment in which a situation exists
Example:
you can't do that in a university setting
Synonyms:
background; scope; setting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("setting" is a kind of...):
environment (the totality of surrounding conditions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "setting"):
canvas; canvass (the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account)
show window; showcase (a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb set
Context examples:
Although these coactivators act for multiple members of this gene family, coactivators may have specific functions in some settings.
(Obesity and Thermogenesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
The specific focus of treatment interventions is the individual in clinical and physician-based settings.
(Nicotine Dependence/Addiction on Treatment, NCI Thesaurus)
The coordinated transcriptional control of proliferation in specific developmental cell types is crucial in multiple developmental settings.
(Pitx2 Transcription Regulation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
An aggressive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma usually arising in the setting of HIV infection and characterized by the presence of large neoplastic cells resembling B-immunoblasts which have the immunophenotypic profile of plasma cells.
(Plasmablastic Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Do you not think that you could engage to climb round the furniture of an ordinary room without setting foot upon the ground?
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Hospital-associated MRSA happens to people in healthcare settings.
(MRSA, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
If you are insulin resistant, too much sugar builds up in your blood, setting the stage for disease.
(Metabolic Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Terminology associated with the contact setting codelist of the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).
(CDISC SDTM Contact Setting Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)
Chemoprevention use in a clinical setting.
(Clinical Chemoprevention, NCI Thesaurus)
The use of nanoparticles for therapeutic applications in a clinical setting.
(Clinical Nanoparticle Application, NCI Thesaurus)
