different between design vs criterion
design
English
Etymology
From Middle English designen, from Old French designer, from Latin design? (“I mark out, point out, describe, design, contrive”), from de- (or dis-) + sign? (“I mark”), from signum (“mark”). Doublet of designate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??za?n/
- Hyphenation: de?sign
- Rhymes: -a?n
Noun
design (countable and uncountable, plural designs)
- A specification of an object or process, referring to requirements to be satisfied and thus conditions to be met for them to solve a problem.
- A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
- A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture.
- The composition of a work of art.
- Intention or plot.
- 1763, Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz, History of Louisisana (PG), p. 40:
- I give it you without any other design than to shew you that I reckon nothing dear to me, when I want to do you a pleasure.
- (particularly) Malicious or malevolent intention.
- 1763, Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz, History of Louisisana (PG), p. 40:
- The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.
- The art of designing
Synonyms
- (plan): See Thesaurus:diagram
- (intention): See Thesaurus:design
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
Verb
design (third-person singular simple present designs, present participle designing, simple past and past participle designed)
- (transitive) To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.). [from 17th c.]
- (obsolete, intransitive) To plan (to do something).
- (obsolete, transitive) To assign, appoint (something to someone); to designate. [16th-19th c.]
- 1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, I.10:
- he looks not below the Moon, but hath designed the regiment of sublunary affairs unto inferiour deputations.
- 1700, John Dryden, Translations from Ovid's Epistles, Preface
- He was designed to the study of the law.
- 1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, I.10:
- (obsolete, transitive) To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.
- To manifest requirements to be satisfied by an object or process for them to solve a problem.
- Meet me to-morrow where the master / And this fraternity shall design.
Derived terms
- designable
- designed
- designedly
- designer
- foredesign
- outdesign
- overdesign
- predesign
- redesign
- undesignable
- undesigned
- undesignedly
Translations
Further reading
- design in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- design in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- design at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Edgins, deigns, dinges, gnides, nidges, sdeign, signed, singed
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?d?zajn]
Noun
design m
- design
Declension
Further reading
- design in Kartotéka Novo?eského lexikálního archivu
- design in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English design.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di?z?i?n/
- Hyphenation: de?sign
Noun
design n (plural designs)
- design
Synonyms
- ontwerp
Finnish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English design.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?dis?i?n/, [?dis??i?n]
Noun
design
- design
- Synonym: suunnittelu
Declension
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English design.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.zajn/
Noun
design m (plural designs)
- design
Hungarian
Alternative forms
- dizájn
Etymology
Borrowed from English design, from Latin design? (“I mark out, describe, plan”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?diza?jn]
- Hyphenation: de?sign
- Rhymes: -a?jn
Noun
design (plural designok)
- design (art and profession of designing functional objects such as furniture, vehicles, household appliances, etc.)
- Synonym: formatervezés
Declension
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English design.
Noun
design m (invariable)
- design (industrial)
Anagrams
- sdegni
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
design
- imperative of designe
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English design.
Noun
design m (plural designs)
- design (plan)
- Synonym: projeto
Romanian
Etymology
From English design.
Noun
design n (uncountable)
- design
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English design.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??sajn/
Noun
design c
- a design
Declension
Related terms
- designa
- designer
- designpris
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criterion
English
Alternative forms
- criteria (nonstandard)
- criterium
Etymology
From New Latin criterion, from Ancient Greek ????????? (krit?rion, “a test, a means of judging”), from ?????? (krit?s, “judge”), from ????? (krín?, “to judge”); see critic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?a??t???i.?n/, /k???t???i.?n/
- Rhymes: -??i?n
Noun
criterion (plural criteria)
- A standard or test by which individual things or people may be compared and judged.
Usage notes
- The plural form criterions also exists, but is much less common.
- The form criteria is sometimes used as a nonstandard singular form (as in a criteria, this criteria, and so on), with corresponding plural form criterias. In this use, it sometimes means “a single criterion”, sometimes “a set of criteria”.
Related terms
- criterial
- crisis
- critic
- criticize
- critical
Translations
Further reading
- criterion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- criterion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- tricerion
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ????????? (krit?rion).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kri?te.ri.on/, [k???t???i?n]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kri?te.ri.on/, [k?i?t????i?n]
Noun
criterion n (genitive criteri?); second declension
- criterion
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
Descendants
- ? Catalan: criteri
- ? Dutch: criterium
- ? English: criterion
- ? German: Kriterium
- ? Italian: criterio
- ? Spanish: criterio
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