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kuvaus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • depiction noun A representation of something in art, words, or another medium.
  • description noun A written or spoken account of what something is like.
  • function noun The purpose something serves or the job it does.
  • image noun A visual representation of something, such as a picture, photo, or drawing.
  • map noun A drawing or diagram showing the layout of an area, such as roads, borders, or landmarks.
  • mapping noun The activity of creating maps.
  • narration noun The act of telling or recounting a story or sequence of events.
  • portrayal noun The way someone or something is represented or depicted, especially in a performance or artwork.
  • projection noun A forecast or estimate based on current data.
  • representation noun The act of representing something, or something that stands in for something else.
  • shoot verb To fire a weapon, or to hit someone or something with a projectile from one.

Senses

kuvaus is used for these senses in English:

  • description A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
  • description (taxonomy) A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.
  • function (mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.
  • image (computing) A file that contains all information needed to produce a live working copy. (See disk image and image copy.)
  • image (mathematics) The value a function maps some argument to.
  • map (mathematics) A function, especially a function satisfying a certain property (e.g. continuity, linearity, etc.; see Usage notes).
  • mapping (mathematics) A function that maps every element of a given mathematical structure (eg: a set) to a unique element of another structure; a correspondence.
  • narration The act of recounting or relating in order the particulars of some action, occurrence, or affair; a narrating.

description — full definition

  1. noun A written or spoken account of what something is like.
  2. noun A category or type that something belongs to.

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