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Meaning
Noun
●
Anything that
acts
as
counterbalance
; a
compensating
equivalent.
●
A form of
countertrade
arrangement
, in which the
seller
agrees
to
purchase
within a set
time frame
products
of a certain
value from the
buying
country. This
kind of
agreement
may be used in large international
public sector
contracts
such as
arms
sales.
●
A time at which something
begins
; outset.
●
In Printing:
The
offset printing
process, in which
ink
is
carried
from a
metal
plate
to a
rubber
blanket
and from there to the
printing
surface.
●
In Programming:
The
difference
between a
target
memory
address
and a
base
address
.
●
The
displacement
between the
base
level of a
measurement
and the signal's
real
base
level.
●
The
distance
by
which one
thing is
out of
alignment
with another.
●
In Surveying:
A
short
distance
measured
at
right angles
from a
line
actually
run to
some point in an
irregular
boundary
, or to some object.
●
An
abrupt
bend
in an
object
, such as a
rod
, by
which one
part is
turned
aside
out of line
, but
nearly
parallel
, with the
rest
; the part thus
bent
aside
.
●
In Botany:
A
short
prostrate
shoot
that
takes root
and
produces
a
tuft
of
leaves
, etc.
●
A
spur
from a range of
hills
or mountains.
●
In Architecture:
A
horizontal
ledge
on the face of
a
wall
,
formed
by a
diminution
of its
thickness
, or by the
weathering
or
upper
surface
of a part
built
out from it; a set-off.
●
In Architecture:
A
terrace
on a hillside.
●
away from or off from the general
locations
and area where a movie’s, a film‘s, or a video’s
scenery
is
arranged
to be
filmed
or from those
places
for
actors
,
assorted
crew
,
director
,
producers
which are
typically
not
filmed
.
Verb
●
To
counteract
or
compensate
for, by
applying
a change in the
opposite
direction.
●
To place
out of
line.
●
To form an
offset
in (a
wall
,
rod
,
pipe
, etc.).
Adv
●
Away from or off from the set of a
movie
,
film
,
video
, or play.
Adj
●
Away from or off from the set of a
movie
,
film
,
video
, or play.
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Wiktionary
Origin
offset
English
off-
English
of-
Middle English (1100-1500)
of-
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
set
English
set
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Off-Set
Counterbalance
Countervail
Equivalence
Offlay
Offset
Offstand
Neutralize
Compensate
Neutralized
Counterbalanced
Set Off
Antonyms
Surmount
Overcome
Overpoise
Overpower
Related
Reduce
Increase
Mitigate
Counteract
Decrease
Mitigated
Counteracted
Angle
Adjustment
Eliminate
Amplitude
Defray
Compensated
Lessen
Error
Outweighed
Output
Overcome
Alleviate
Minimize
Undercut
Reverse
Deviation
Rotation
Calculate
Balance
Reduced
Frequency
Waveform
Counter
Acceleration
Lower
Input
Hedge
Inversion
Negated
Voltage
Spacing
Cover
Distance
Impedance
Lowered
Signal
Correction
Differential
Negate
Oscillation
Length
Displacement
Balanced
Distortion
Inverse
Minimise
Slope
Velocity
Attenuation
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