offset

offset
off•set
n., adj. [[t]ˈɔfˌsɛt, ˈɒf-[/t]] v. [[t]ˌɔfˈsɛt, ˌɒf-[/t]] n. adj. v. -set, -set•ting
1) something that compensates for something else
2) the start, beginning, or outset
3) bot a short lateral shoot by which certain plants are propagated
4) an offshoot or branch
5) pri
a) a process in which a lithographic stone or metal or paper plate is used to make an inked impression on a rubber blanket that transfers it to the paper being printed
b) pri the impression itself
6) gel Geol.
(in faults) the magnitude of displacement between two previously aligned bodies
7) archit. a flat or sloping projecting ledge on a wall, buttress, or the like, produced by a reduction in thickness above; setoff
8) sur
a) a short distance measured perpendicularly from a main survey line
b) Also called off′set line`. a line a short distance from and parallel to a main survey line
9) of, noting, or pertaining to an offset
10) pri pertaining to, printed by, or suitable for printing by offset
11) placed away from a center line; off-center
12) placed at an angle to something
13) to compensate for
14) to juxtapose with something else, as for comparison
15) Print.
a) pri to make an offset of
b) pri to print by the process of offset lithography
16) archit. to build (a wall) with an offset
17) to project as an offset or branch
18) pri Print. to make an offset
Etymology: 1545–55

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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