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impression
English
Etymology
From Old French impression, from Latin impressio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?p????n/
- Rhymes: -???n
Noun
impression (plural impressions)
- The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.
- The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
- A vague recalling of an event, a belief.
- An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another individual.
- An outward appearance.
- (advertising) An online advertising performance metric representing an instance where an ad is shown once.
- 2010, Dusty Reagan, Twitter Application Development For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons (?ISBN), page 329:
- Publishers are paid for each ad impression their site generates.
- 2010, Dusty Reagan, Twitter Application Development For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons (?ISBN), page 329:
- (painting) The first coat of colour, such as the priming in house-painting etc.
- (engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, etc.
- (philosophy) The vivid perception of something as it is experienced, in contrast to ideas or thoughts drawn from memory or the imagination.
Related terms
- impressionability
- impressionable
- impressional
- impressionism
- impressionist
- impressive
- under the impression
Translations
Verb
impression (third-person singular simple present impressions, present participle impressioning, simple past and past participle impressioned)
- To manipulate a blank key within a lock so as to mark it with impressions of the shape of the lock, which facilitates creation of a duplicate key.
- 2007, Graham Pulford, High-Security Mechanical Locks: An Encyclopedic Reference (page 55)
- The trick in impressioning a key is to remove only a small amount of the blank, by filing or cutting, from the pin positions where impressions have been left.
- 2007, Graham Pulford, High-Security Mechanical Locks: An Encyclopedic Reference (page 55)
Anagrams
- permission
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin impressi?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.p??.sj??/, /??.p?e.sj??/
Noun
impression f (plural impressions)
- an impression, the overall effect of something.
- the indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on another.
- a print, print-out
Derived terms
- faire bonne impression
- impressionnant
- impressionner
- impressionnisme
- impressionniste
Related terms
- empreindre
- imprimer
- imprimerie
- imprimante
- imprimable
Descendants
- Romanian: impresiune, impresie
Further reading
- “impression” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- méprisions
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notch
English
Etymology
Recorded since 1577, probably a rebracketing of an + otch, which noun stems from Middle French oche (“notch”), itself from the Old French verb ochier (“to notch”), of uncertain origin, but possibly related to French hocher and English nick (“small cut, notch”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /n?t?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /n?t?/
- Rhymes: -?t?
Noun
notch (plural notches)
- A V-shaped cut.
- Such a cut, used for keeping a record.
- (slang) Woman.
- Such a cut, used for keeping a record.
- An indentation.
- A mountain pass; a defile.
- (finance) A discontinuous change in a taxation schedule.
- (informal) A level or degree.
- 2014, Daniel Taylor, "World Cup 2014: Uruguay sink England as Suárez makes his mark," guardian.co.uk, 20 June:
- a better team might also have done more to expose Uruguay’s occasionally brittle defence, but England’s speed of thought and movement in their attacking positions was a good notch or two down from the Italy game.
- 2014, Daniel Taylor, "World Cup 2014: Uruguay sink England as Suárez makes his mark," guardian.co.uk, 20 June:
- (electronics) A portion of a mobile phone that overlaps the edge of the screen, used to house camera, sensors etc. while maximizing screen space.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
notch (third-person singular simple present notches, present participle notching, simple past and past participle notched)
- (transitive) To cut a notch in (something).
- (transitive) To record (a score or similar) by making notches on something.
- (transitive) To join by means of notches.
- (transitive, informal) To achieve (something); to add to one's score or record of successes.
- Synonym: notch up
- (transitive) To fit (an arrow) to a bow by means of the notch cut at the end of the arrow; to nock.
- 1885, John Niles Hubbard, An Account of Sa-go-ye-wat-ha, Or Red Jacket, and His People, 1750-1830, page 31:
- Notching an arrow on the string of his tried and unerring bow, he raised his sinewy arms […]
- 1913, Massachusetts Reformatory (Concord, Mass.), Our Paper, page 530:
- As Uncle Bunse threw his armful of stuff into the canoe, half a dozen other Indians crept forward, notching their arrows to shoot.
- 1885, John Niles Hubbard, An Account of Sa-go-ye-wat-ha, Or Red Jacket, and His People, 1750-1830, page 31:
Derived terms
- notcher
Translations
References
- Partridge, Eric (2006): Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
Cebuano
Etymology
From nota + ch.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: notch
Noun
notch
- the penis
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