marking

mark·ing  (märkng)

n.

1.

a. A making or giving of a mark.

b. A mark or marks made.

2. The characteristic pattern of coloration of a plant or animal.

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marking

Noun

1. the arrangement of colours on an animal or plant

2. the assessment and correction of pupils' or students' written work by teachers

Thesaurus

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

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

Translations

marking [ˈmɑːkɪŋ] n (on animal) → pinta;

(on road) → señal f

marking [ˈmɑːkɪŋ] n (on animal) → marque f, tache f;

(on road) → signalisation f

marking [ˈmɑːkɪŋ] n (on animal) → Zeichnung f;

(on road) → Markierung f

marking [ˈmɑːkɪŋ] n (on animal) → marcatura di colore;

(on road) → segnaletica orizzontale