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labelling
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labelling
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La·bel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Labeled or Labelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Labeling or Labelling.]
1. To affix a label to; to mark with a name, etc.; as, to label a bottle or a package.
2. To affix in or on a label. [R.]
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label
n 1: a brief description given for purposes of identification;
"the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of
architecture"
2: trade name of a company that produces musical recordings;
"the artists and repertoire department of a recording
label is responsible for finding new talent" [syn: recording
label]
3: a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to
trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
4: an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an
object
v 1: assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students
were labelled `learning disabled'"
2: attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles" [syn: tag,
mark]
3: pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"
[syn: pronounce, judge]
4: distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a
labeled atom
5: distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive
isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through
chemical reactions
[also: labelling, labelled]