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blueprinting

blue·print·ing
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bloo-prin-ting]
    • /ˈbluˌprɪn tɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bloo-prin-ting]
    • /ˈbluˌprɪn tɪŋ/

Definitions of blueprinting word

  • noun blueprinting a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background. 1
  • noun blueprinting a print made by this process. 1
  • noun blueprinting a detailed outline or plan of action: a blueprint for success. 1
  • verb with object blueprinting to make a blueprint of or for. 1
  • verb blueprinting present participle of blueprint. 0

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Origin of blueprinting

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
1815-25, for literal sense; blueprint + -ing1

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Parts of speech for Blueprinting

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

blueprinting popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for blueprinting

noun blueprinting

  • planning — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
  • design — When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
  • architecture — Architecture is the art of planning, designing, and constructing buildings.
  • structure — mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents: a pyramidal structure.
  • metallurgy — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.

verb blueprinting

  • tailor — a stroke of a bell indicating someone's death; knell.
  • organize — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
  • determine — If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
  • prepare — to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.
  • schedule — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.

Antonyms for blueprinting

verb blueprinting

  • destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
  • disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
  • disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
  • hesitate — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
  • waver — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.

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