'Label' definitions:

Definition of 'label'

(from WordNet)
noun
A brief description given for purposes of identification; "the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture"
noun
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: label, recording label]
noun
A radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
noun
An identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
verb
Assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'"
verb
Attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles" [syn: tag, label, mark]
verb
Pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" [syn: pronounce, label, judge]
verb
Distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
verb
Distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions

Definition of 'Label'

From: GCIDE
  • Label \La"bel\ (l[=a]"b[e^]l), n. [OF. label sort of ribbon or fringe, label in heraldry, F. lambeau shred, strip, rag; of uncertain origin; cf. L. labellum, dim. of labrum lip, edge, margin, G. lappen flap, patch, rag, tatter (cf. Lap of a dress), W. llab, llabed, label, flap, Gael. leab, leob, slice, shred, hanging lip.]
  • 1. A tassel. [Obs.] --Huloet. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A slip of silk, paper, parchment, etc., affixed to anything, and indicating, usually by an inscription, the contents, ownership, destination, etc.; as, the label of a bottle or a package. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A slip of ribbon, parchment, etc., attached to a document to hold the appended seal; also, the seal. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A writing annexed by way of addition, as a codicil added to a will. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Her.) A barrulet, or, rarely, a bendlet, with pendants, or points, usually three, especially used as a mark of cadency to distinguish an eldest or only son while his father is still living. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. A brass rule with sights, formerly used, in connection with a circumferentor, to take altitudes. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Gothic Arch.) The name now generally given to the projecting molding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in medi[ae]val architecture. It always has a square form, as in the illustration. --Arch. Pub. Soc. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. In medi[ae]val art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription. --Fairholt. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Label'

From: GCIDE
  • Label \La"bel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Labeled (l[=a]"b[e^]ld) 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To affix in or on a label. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'label'

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Words containing 'Label'