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Abbildung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • depiction noun A representation of something in art, words, or another medium.
  • figure noun A number or numerical value.
  • function noun The purpose something serves or the job it does.
  • graphic adj Presented visually, through drawings, images, or pictures.
  • map noun A drawing or diagram showing the layout of an area, such as roads, borders, or landmarks.
  • picture noun A drawing, painting, or photograph representing something.
  • plate noun A flat, shallow dish used for serving or eating food.

Senses

Abbildung is used for these senses in English:

  • depiction (countable) A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.
  • function (mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.
  • graphic A drawing or picture.
  • graphic (mostly in plural) A computer-generated image as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.
  • map (mathematics) A function, especially a function satisfying a certain property (e.g. continuity, linearity, etc.; see Usage notes).
  • picture A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.
  • plate (printing, publishing) An illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page of paper of different quality from the text pages.

figure — full definition

  1. noun A number or numerical value.
  2. noun The shape of a person’s body.
  3. noun A person considered in terms of their public role or influence.
  4. noun A diagram or illustration used to convey information.
  5. verb To think, guess, or conclude something.

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