mark·ing

(mär′kĭng)

a. A making or giving of a mark.

b. A mark or marks made.

2. A mark or pattern of marks on an organism: a snake with colorful markings.

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marking

(ˈmɑːkɪŋ)

1. a mark or series of marks

2. (Biology) the arrangement of colours on an animal, plant, etc

3. (Education) assessment and correction of school children's or students' written work by teaching staff

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mark•ing

(ˈmɑr kɪŋ)

n.

1. a mark or marks.

2. a pattern of marks or colorations, as on a plant or animal.

3. the act of one that marks.

marking

pastry wheel, pastry jagger - A pastry wheel or pastry jagger is a handled tool with a thin sharp wheel, used for marking and cutting rolled-out dough.
stocking - A white marking on the lower part of a horse's leg.
on the dot - Probably a reference to the minute hand of the clock being exactly over the dot marking the given minute on the dial.
hilum - The scar on a seed marking the point where it was attached to its seed vessel.

marking

To maintain contact on a target from such a position that the marking unit has an immediate offensive capability.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

marking

Staying within playing distance of an opponent.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	marking - a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep" mark, marker earmark - identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal brand - identification mark on skin, made by burning symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product assay-mark, authentication, hallmark - a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity postmark - a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing watermark - a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light broad arrow - an arrowhead mark identifying British government property milepost, milestone - stone post at side of a road to show distances peg, pin - small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. pip, spot - a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) label - an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object cairn - a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
	2.	marking - a pattern of marks pattern, design, figure - a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors" blaze - a light-colored marking; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes" crisscross, cross, mark - a marking that consists of lines that cross each other eyespot, ocellus - an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color shading - graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting maculation, patch, speckle, dapple, fleck, spot - a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" streak, stripe, bar - a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave"
	3.	marking - evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do" scoring, grading evaluation, rating - act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
	4.	marking - the act of making a visible mark on a surface decoration - the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive) lineation - the act of marking or outlining with lines mottling - the act of coloring with areas of different shades striping - the act of marking with stripes

Translations

Bezeichnung

apercevable étiquetage

marcatura segno

артикул метка

marking

[ˈmɑːkɪŋ]

A. N

1. (= mark) → señal f, marca f; (on animal) → pinta f; (= colouration) → coloración f

2. (Brit) (Scol) → corrección f (de exámenes, deberes etc)

3. (Ftbl) → marcaje m

B. CPD marking ink N → tinta f indeleble
marking pen N → rotulador m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

marking

[ˈmɑː^rkɪŋ] n

(on animal) → marque f

(on road) → signalisation f

marking

→ Markierung f; (on animal) → Zeichnung f

(of exams) (= correcting) → Korrektur f; (= grading) → Benotung f

(Sport) → Decken nt, → Deckung f

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marking

[ˈmɑːkɪŋ] n

a. (on animal) → marcatura di colore; (on road) → segnaletica orizzontale

b. (Brit) (Scol) → correzione f (dei compiti)

c. (Ftbl) → marcamento, marcatura