marking
/ˈmɑɹkɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A symbol or set of letters used to identify the type or identity of an object.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Any configuration of a Petri net with a number of marks or tokens distributed across it.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The Seasiders equalised soon after when Gary Taylor-Fletcher made the most of slack marking to slot home."
- "Social distancing principles form a part of the essential controls needed to reduce the spread of Coronavirus. [...] For example, measures such as signage and floor markings to provide physical separation will help."
- "The markings on the plane identified it as belonging to law enforcement."
Etymology
From Middle English marking, merking, merkunge, from Old English mearcung, from Proto-West Germanic *markungu, equivalent to mark + -ing.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: marking, mearcung, *markungu
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɑɹkɪŋ/
- British English: /ˈmɑːkɪŋ/