template
/ˈtɛm.plɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A partially defined class or function, that can be instantiated in a variety of ways depending on the instantiation arguments.
Example Sentences
- "Gaelic also benefits from having a readily available template for Celtic minority language revitalisation, derived from Welsh and Irish."
- "Classically, the functional product of coding genes is a protein whose synthesis is directed by an mRNA-template."
- "The template length is adjusted to the proper fabric width. Then the sharp pins in the template ends are hooked into the selvedge edges (with the template open)."
- "Only that part of the floor timber that bears on the planking and keel need be templated; […]"
- "Metal phosphates that are templated by transition-metal complexes are rare."
Etymology
Alteration of templet, probably from French templet, diminutive of temple (“a weaver's stretcher”), variant of tempe, from Latin tempora (“temple”). Alteration of second syllable due to analogy with plate. Cognate with Faroese tamba (“to stretch out, relax”), Icelandic þamb (“a stretched, bloated, or extended belly”).
Origin
- Source language: French