Other Definitions label (enc)
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Label| Noun | 1. | label - a brief description given for purposes of identification; "the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture" | | | 2. | label - trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent" | | | 3. | label - a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reactionradioisotope - a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially | | | 4. | label - an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an objectmarking, mark, marker - a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep" tag - a label made of cardboard or plastic or metal | | | Verb | 1. | label - assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'"call - ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality; "He called me a bastard"; "She called her children lazy and ungrateful" call, name - assign a specified, proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" stigmatise, stigmatize, brand, denounce, mark - to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock" | | | 2. | label - attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"mark - make or leave a mark on; "mark the trail so that we can find our way back" point - mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes point - mark with diacritics; "point the letter" point - mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics calibrate - mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units; "he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale" code - attach a code to; "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later" badge - put a badge on; "The workers here must be badged" | | | 3. | label - pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" convict - find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced" nasalise, nasalize - pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels" tout - advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention" rule, find - decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty" qualify - pronounce fit or able; "She was qualified to run the marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the injections" disqualify - declare unfit; "She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete" intonate, intone - speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness" | | | 4. | label - distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom | | | 5. | label - distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions | |
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