- layout
- {n.} General situation; arrangement; plan. * /The layout of their apartment overlooking Lake Michigan was strikingly unusual./ Compare: LAID OUT.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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Layout — may refer to:* Page layout ** Comprehensive layout ** In computer software, a layout is the arrangement of the widgets in a graphical user interface (see Layout manager) ** In computer graphics, a layout is another name for a scene (computer… … Wikipedia
layout — lay‧out [ˈleɪaʊt] noun [countable] 1. the way in which things are arranged somewhere: • the layout of the building • The new laptop uses the same keyboard layout as IBM s desk top computers. 2. the way in which writing and pictures are arranged… … Financial and business terms
Layout — Sn Gestaltung, Entwurf, Entwurfsgestaltung per. Wortschatz fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus gleichbedeutend ne. layout, eigentlich Auslage (zu legen und aus). Ebenso nndl. lay out, ne. layout, nschw. layout, nnorw. lay out. ✎ Rey… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
layout — index arrangement (plan), array (order), configuration (form), design (construction plan), formation … Law dictionary
layout — also lay out, configuration, arrangement, 1852, from LAY (Cf. lay) (v.) + OUT (Cf. out). Meaning rough design of a printing job is from 1910 … Etymology dictionary
layout — |leiáute| s. m. Modo de distribuição e arranjo dos elementos gráficos num determinado espaço ou superfície. • Plural. layouts. ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
layout — [n] physical arrangement blueprint, chart, design, diagram, draft, formation, geography, map, organization, outline, plan, purpose; concepts 625,660 … New thesaurus
layout — ► NOUN 1) the way in which something, especially a page, is laid out. 2) a thing set out in a particular way … English terms dictionary
layout — ☆ layout [lā′out΄ ] n. 1. the act or process of laying something out 2. the manner in which anything is laid out; arrangement; specif., the plan or makeup of a newspaper, book page, advertisement, etc. 3. the thing laid out 4. the art or process… … English World dictionary
Layout — Als Layout (wörtlich: das Ausgelegte, engl. für „Plan, Entwurf, Anlage“, sinngemäß mit „Gestaltung“ zu übersetzen) bezeichnet man das detaillierte Sichtbarmachen eines gedanklichen Bildes im Sinne eines tatsächlichen Entwurfs, meist dem einer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
layout */*/ — UK [ˈleɪaʊt] / US [ˈleɪˌaʊt] noun [countable] Word forms layout : singular layout plural layouts the way in which the different parts of something are arranged The user gradually becomes familiar with the layout of the keyboard. a) the way in… … English dictionary
