Definitions for label

Definitions for (noun) label

Main entry: recording label, label

Definition: trade name of a company that produces musical recordings

Usage: the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent


Main entry: label

Definition: a brief description given for purposes of identification

Usage: the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture


Main entry: label

Definition: an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object


Main entry: label

Definition: a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction


Definitions for (verb) label

Main entry: label

Definition: distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions


Main entry: label

Definition: distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom


Main entry: pronounce, label, judge

Definition: pronounce judgment on

Usage: They labeled him unfit to work here


Main entry: label

Definition: assign a label to; designate with a label

Usage: These students were labelled `learning disabled'


Main entry: label, mark, tag

Definition: attach a tag or label to

Usage: label these bottles


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