setting | |
1. v. present participle of set | |
2. n. The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario. | |
3. n. The act of setting. | |
the setting of the sun | |
the setting, or hardening, of moist plaster of Paris | |
4. n. A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry. | |
5. n. A level or placement that a knob or control is set to. | |
the volume setting on a television | |
6. n. The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does. | |
7. n. Hunting with a setter. | |
8. n. Something set in, or inserted. | |
9. n. A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music). | |
10. n. The mounting of a play, etc., for the stage. | |
11. n. The direction of a current of wind. | |
12. adj. that disappears below the horizon | |
the setting sun | |