Arrangement
//əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt// noun
noun ·Very common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of arranging. countable, uncountable
- 2 the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music wordnet
- 3 The manner of being arranged. countable, uncountable
- 4 the spatial property of the way in which something is placed wordnet
- 5 A collection of things that have been arranged. countable, uncountable
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- 6 an organized structure for arranging or classifying wordnet
- 7 A particular way in which items are organized. countable, uncountable
"The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail. It’s therefore not surprising that most cameras mimic this arrangement."
- 8 the thing arranged or agreed to wordnet
- 9 Preparations for some undertaking. countable, in-plural, often, uncountable
- 10 a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments wordnet
- 11 An agreement. countable, uncountable
- 12 an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging wordnet
- 13 An adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style. countable, uncountable
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More examples"A delivery man is dropping off an arrangement of artificial flowers."
Etymology
From French arrangement. Morphologically arrange + -ment.
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