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offset

/ɒfˈsɛt/ /ɑfˈsɛt/

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Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.

Examples :

"The extra work I put in on the project this week was an offset for the time I missed last month. "

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Examples :

"The arms deal included an offset, requiring the manufacturer to purchase agricultural equipment from the importing country within five years. "

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(c. 1555) A time at which something begins; outset.

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"The offset for the school year's new curriculum was the first day of August. "

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The offset printing process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface.

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"offset lithographs"

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The difference between a target memory address and a base address.

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"An array of bytes uses its index as the offset, of words a multiple thereof."

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(signal analysis) The displacement between the base level of a measurement and the signal's real base level.

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"The offset in the student's test scores was due to a poorly worded question on the math section. "

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The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.

Examples :

"There is a small offset between the switch and the indicator which some users found confusing."

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A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object.

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"To measure the exact length of the garden, the surveyor noted an offset of three feet from the straight path to the oak tree. "

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An abrupt bend in an object, such as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside.

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"The metal rod had a noticeable offset near the middle, where one section turned slightly to the side, but remained almost parallel to the rest. "

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A short prostrate shoot that takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc.

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"The strawberry plant produced several offsets, allowing the gardener to easily grow new plants. "

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A spur from a range of hills or mountains.

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"The hikers climbed the main mountain ridge, then followed a narrow path up the offset to reach a hidden valley. "

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A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; a set-off.

Examples :

"The stone offset on the building's facade provided a perfect spot for placing potted plants. "

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A terrace on a hillside.

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"The farmer planted rows of vegetables on the hillside's offset, taking advantage of the terraced land. "

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To compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.

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"The noisy children offset the peacefulness of the library, requiring the librarian to ask them to be quieter. "

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To form an offset in (a wall, rod, pipe, etc.).

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"The carpenter carefully offset the new support beam in the wall to avoid damaging the electrical wiring. "

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