ALL meanings of offset
off·set
O o - transitive verb offset counterbalance sth 1
- intransitive verb offset counterbalance sth with sth 1
- adjective offset to one side 1
- adjective offset printing 1
- noun offset amount offset 1
- noun offset printing press 1
- transitive verb offset printing: transfer 1
- noun offset something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent. 1
- noun offset the start, beginning, or outset. 1
- noun offset a short lateral shoot by which certain plants are propagated. 1
- noun offset an offshoot or branch of a specific population or family. 1
- noun offset any offshoot; branch. 1
- noun offset Also called offset printing, offset lithography. Lithography. 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. the impression itself. 1
- noun offset Also called setoff. Printing. an unintentional transfer of excess or undried ink from one printed sheet to another. 1
- noun offset Geology. (in faults) the magnitude of displacement between two previously aligned bodies. a spur of a mountain range. 1
- noun offset 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. 1
- noun offset Architecture. setoff (def 3). 1
- noun offset Surveying. a short distance measured perpendicularly from a main survey line. Also called offset line. a line a short distance from and parallel to a main survey line. 1
- noun offset Naval Architecture. any of the coordinates by which any point on a hull being planned is located. 1
- adjective offset of, noting, or pertaining to an offset. 1
- adjective offset Lithography. pertaining to, printed by, or suitable for printing by offset. 1
- adjective offset placed away from a center line; off-center. 1
- adjective offset placed at an angle to something, as to the axis of a form, shape, or object; not parallel. 1
- verb with object offset to counterbalance as an equivalent does; compensate for: The gains offset the losses. 1
- verb with object offset to juxtapose with something else, as for purposes of comparison: to offset advantages against disadvantages. 1
- verb with object offset Printing. to make an offset of. to print by the process of offset lithography. 1
- verb with object offset Architecture. to build with a setoff, as a wall. 1
- verb with object offset Surveying. to establish (a line) parallel to a main survey line at an offset. 1
- verb without object offset to project as an offset or branch. 1
- verb without object offset to counterbalance or compensate. 1
- verb without object offset Printing. to make an offset. 1
- noun offset A consideration or amount that diminishes or balances the effect of a contrary one. 1
- noun Technical meaning of offset (programming) An index or position in an array, string, or block of memory usually a non-negative integer. E.g. the Perl function splice(ARRAY, OFFSET, LENGTH, LIST) replaces LENGTH elements starting at index OFFSET in array with LIST, where offset zero means the start of the array. For an Intel x86 processor with a segmented address space the offset is the position of a byte relative to the start of the segment. 1
- noun offset a ridge projecting from a range of hills or mountains 0
- noun offset the horizontal component of displacement on a fault 0
- noun offset a narrow horizontal or sloping surface formed where a wall is reduced in thickness towards the top 0
- noun offset a person or group descended collaterally from a particular group or family; offshoot 0
- noun offset a measurement of distance to a point at right angles to a survey line 0
- verb offset to counterbalance or compensate for 0
- verb offset to print (pictures, text, etc) using the offset process 0
- verb offset to construct an offset in (a wall) 0
- verb offset to project or develop as an offset 0
- noun offset something that is set off, or has sprung or developed, from something else; offshoot; extension; branch; spur 0
- noun offset anything that balances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensation 0
- abbreviation OFFSET outset 0
- noun offset a ledge or recess formed in a wall by a reduction in its thickness above 0
- noun offset a side shoot that takes root and starts a new plant 0
- noun offset a branch off a main power line 0
- noun offset a curve or bend in a metal bar, pipe, etc. to permit it to pass an obstruction 0
- noun offset offset printing 0