se·lec·tion (s -l k sh n)n. 1. a. The act or an instance of selecting or the fact of having been selected. b. One that is selected. 2. A carefully chosen or representative collection of people or things. See Synonyms at choice. 3. A literary or musical text chosen for reading or performance. 4. Biology A natural or artificial process that favors or induces survival and perpetuation of one kind of organism over others that die or fail to produce offspring. |
selection [sɪˈlɛkʃən]
n
1. the act or an instance of selecting or the state of being selected
2. a thing or number of things that have been selected
3. a range from which something may be selected this shop has a good selection of clothes
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology the natural or artificial process by which certain organisms or characters are reproduced and perpetuated in the species in preference to others See also natural selection
5. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) a contestant in a race chosen as likely to win or come second or third
6. Austral
a. the act of free-selecting
b. a tract of land acquired by free-selection
Selection collection of things selected.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  selection - the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" casting - the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie coloration, colouration - choice and use of colors (as by an artist) sampling - (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study decision, determination, conclusion - the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" election - the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession" |
| 2. | selection - an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes" assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" | |
| 3. |  selection - the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"deciding, decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making" pleasure - a formal expression; "he serves at the pleasure of the President" favorite, favourite - something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites" way - doing as one pleases or chooses; "if I had my way" | |
| 4. | selection - a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" | |
| 5. | selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" passage - a section of text; particularly a section of medium length chrestomathy - a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting, cutting - an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" |
selection
noun
1. choice, choosing, pick, option, preference Make your selection from the list.
2. anthology, collection, medley, choice, line-up, mixed bag (informal), potpourri, miscellany this selection of popular songs
3. range, variety, assortment, series, collection, array, repertoire, gamut, lineup It offers the widest selection of antiques.
Translations
selection [sɪˈlɛkʃən]
n
(= fact of being chosen) → sélection f
She stood little chance of selection
BUT Elle avait peu de chances d'être sélectionnée.
selection for the national team → sélection en équipe nationale
She stood little chance of selection
BUT Elle avait peu de chances d'être sélectionnée.
selection for the national team → sélection en équipe nationale
selection
n
(= person, thing selected) → Wahl f; (= likely winner) → Tipp m; to make one’s selection → seine Wahl treffen; selections from Rossini → ausgewählte Stücke pl → von Rossini; selection commission → Auswahlkommission f; selection committee → Auswahlkommission f; (for exhibition etc) → Jury f
(Comput) → Markierung f, → Auswahl f
selection [sɪˈlɛkʃ/ən] n (gen) → scelta; (of goods) → scelta, selezione f
selections from (Mus, Literature) → brani scelti da
selection [sɪˈlɛkʃ/ən] n (gen) → scelta; (of goods) → scelta, selezione f
selections from (Mus, Literature) → brani scelti da
selections from (Mus, Literature) → brani scelti da
selection [sɪˈlɛkʃ/ən] n (gen) → scelta; (of goods) → scelta, selezione f
selections from (Mus, Literature) → brani scelti da
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