HyperDic: locating

English > 2 senses of the word *locating*:
NOUN	act	locating, placement, location, position, positioning, emplacement	the act of putting something in a certain place
NOUN	act	locating, localization, localisation, location, fix	a determination of the place where something is

locating > pronunciation
Sounds	low'key.tihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *locating*: 2 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of putting something in a certain place.
Synonyms	placement, location, position, positioning, emplacement
Narrower	fingering	The placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument
	implantation	The act of planting or setting in the ground
	interposition, intervention	The act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
	juxtaposition, apposition, collocation	The act of positioning close together (or side by side)
	orientation	The act of orienting / orienting
	planting	The act of fixing firmly in place
	repositioning	The act of placing in a new position
	set	The act of putting something in position
	stratification	The placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination
	superposition	The placement of one thing on top of another
	superposition	(geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide
Broader	activity	Any specific behavior
Spanish	colocación, emplazamiento, lugar, posicionamiento, posición, situación, ubicación
Catalan	col·locació, emplaçament, lloc, posició, posicionament, ubicació

English > *locating*: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	A determination of the place where something is.
Synonyms	localization, localisation, location, fix
Narrower	echolocation, echo sounding	Determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it
Broader	determination, finding	The act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
Spanish	localización, localizar, posición, ubicación
Catalan	localització

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