sorting

sort·ing

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sawr-ting]
- /ˈsɔr tɪŋ/
- /sɔːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawr-ting]
- /ˈsɔr tɪŋ/

Definitions of sorting word

noun sorting a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature: to develop a new sort of painting; nice people, of course, but not really our sort. 1
noun sorting character, quality, or nature: young people of a nice sort. 1
noun sorting an example of something that is undistinguished or barely adequate: He is a sort of poet. 1
noun sorting manner, fashion, or way: We spoke in this sort for several minutes. 1
noun sorting Printing. any of the individual characters making up a font of type. characters of a particular font that are rarely used. 1
noun sorting an instance of sorting. 1

See all 18 definitions of sorting

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Parts of speech for Sorting

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sorting

sorting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

sorting usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sorting

noun sorting

calibration — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
cataloguing — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
categorization — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
classification — A classification is a division or category in a system which divides things into groups or types.
codification — the systematic organization of methods, rules, etc

All 10 Synonyms of sorting

Top questions with sorting

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