ALL meanings of offsetting
off·set
O o - noun offsetting something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent. 1
- noun offsetting the start, beginning, or outset. 1
- noun offsetting a short lateral shoot by which certain plants are propagated. 1
- noun offsetting an offshoot or branch of a specific population or family. 1
- noun offsetting any offshoot; branch. 1
- noun offsetting Also called offset printing, offset lithography. Lithography. a process in which a lithographic stone or metal or paper plate is used to make an inked impression on a rubber blanket that transfers it to the paper being printed, instead of being made directly on the paper. the impression itself. 1
- noun offsetting Also called setoff. Printing. an unintentional transfer of excess or undried ink from one printed sheet to another. 1
- noun offsetting Geology. (in faults) the magnitude of displacement between two previously aligned bodies. a spur of a mountain range. 1
- noun offsetting Machinery. a jog or short displacement in an otherwise straight and continuous line, as in a pipe, lever, or rod, made to avoid objects or to connect with other parts. 1
- noun offsetting Architecture. setoff (def 3). 1
- noun offsetting Surveying. a short distance measured perpendicularly from a main survey line. Also called offset line. a line a short distance from and parallel to a main survey line. 1
- noun offsetting Naval Architecture. any of the coordinates by which any point on a hull being planned is located. 1
- adjective offsetting of, noting, or pertaining to an offset. 1
- adjective offsetting Lithography. pertaining to, printed by, or suitable for printing by offset. 1
- adjective offsetting placed away from a center line; off-center. 1
- adjective offsetting placed at an angle to something, as to the axis of a form, shape, or object; not parallel. 1
- verb with object offsetting to counterbalance as an equivalent does; compensate for: The gains offset the losses. 1
- verb with object offsetting to juxtapose with something else, as for purposes of comparison: to offset advantages against disadvantages. 1
- verb with object offsetting Printing. to make an offset of. to print by the process of offset lithography. 1
- verb with object offsetting Architecture. to build with a setoff, as a wall. 1
- verb with object offsetting Surveying. to establish (a line) parallel to a main survey line at an offset. 1
- verb without object offsetting to project as an offset or branch. 1
- verb without object offsetting to counterbalance or compensate. 1
- verb without object offsetting Printing. to make an offset. 1
- noun offsetting Present participle of offset. 1