setting

(sĕt'ĭng)
n.

1. The position, direction, or way in which something, such as an automatic control, is set.
2. 1. The context and environment in which a situation is set; the background.
   2. The time, place, and circumstances in which a narrative, drama, or film takes place.
3. Music. A composition written or arranged to fit a text, such as a poetical work.
4. A mounting, as for a jewel.
5. A place setting.
6. A set of eggs in a hen's nest.

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noun

1. The place where an action or event occurs: locale, scene, site, stage. See place.
2. The properties, backdrops, and other objects arranged for a dramatic presentation: mise en scène, scene, scenery, set². See performing arts.

IN BRIEF: n. - A table service for one person; Passing below the horizon.

The diameter of each day is measured by the stretch of thought - not by the rising and setting of the sun. — Henry Ward Beecher

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1. said of meat while it is cooling after slaughter and the processes of rigor mortis are precipitating the protein in the muscle fibers.
2. a clutch of eggs to set under a broody hen—usually 13 eggs.

For a list of words related to setting, see:

• Jewelry - setting: decorated metal base in which stone or stones are placed, esp. on ring
• Paraphernalia and Behavior - setting: environment and mental state of person preparing for hallucinogenic drug experience

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See words rhyming with "setting."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - miljø, baggrund, omgivelser, nedgang, indfatning, ramme, afbinding, stivning

idioms:

• setting lotion    hårcreme

Nederlands (Dutch)
omgeving, tijd en plaats van handeling, decor, verharding, toonzetting, -ondergang, montage van edelsteen

Français (French)
n. - cadre (historique, etc), monture, position (de réglage), épaississement (d'une confiture), durcissement (de la colle), (Mus) arrangement

idioms:

• setting lotion    fixateur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schauplatz, Fassung, Gedeck, Vertonung

idioms:

• setting lotion    Haarfestiger

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τοποθέτηση, ρύθμιση, περιβάλλον, περίγυρος, σκηνικό, δέσιμο (πετραδιού), πήξιμο, μουσική επένδυση, μιζανπλί, (μουσ.) διασκευή

idioms:

• setting lotion    λοσιόν για μιζανπλί

Italiano (Italian)
scena, scenario, rassodamento, tramonto, composizione

idioms:

• setting lotion    fissatore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - colocação (f), preparação (f), sistemação (m)

idioms:

• setting lotion    fixador para os cabelos

Русский (Russian)
оправа, окружение, обрамление, время и место действия пьесы, художественное оформление, переложение слов на музыку, аранжировка, закат, регулировка, посуда для обеденного стола

idioms:

• setting lotion    жидкость для смачивания волос перед укладкой

Español (Spanish)
n. - teatro, decorado, escenografía, endurecimiento, solidificación, puesta, composición

idioms:

• setting lotion    fijador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sättande, sättning, infattning, iscensättning, uppsättning, ram, omgivning, tonsättning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
安装, 设定, 装置, 镶嵌

idioms:

• setting lotion    头发定型液

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 安裝, 設定, 裝置, 鑲嵌

idioms:

• setting lotion    頭髮定型液

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 놓기, 무대 장치, (해, 달의) 지기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 据え付けること, 入り, 作曲, 1そろいの洋食器, 周囲, 舞台, 象眼, セッティング, 設置

idioms:

• setting lotion    セットローション

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خلفيه, محيط, أطار ألفص, وضع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רקע, סביבה, תפאורה, מסגרת, לחן לשיר, מערכת כלי-אוכל, מסגרת לתכשיט‬

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