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offset
v. compensate; balance; print with an offset printing press
 
n. offshoot; outcome; compensation, counterbalance; printing method in which a printing plate transfers ink to a blanket which in turn transfers the ink to the paper (the plate does not directly touch the paper)

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Offset
The term offset may refer to:
  • Carbon offset, a financial instrument aimed at a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
  • Offset agreement, trade practice in Aerospace and Defense Industry
  • Offset (computer science), a number indicating the distance (displacement) from the start of a data structure object and up to a given element
  • DC offset, the mean amplitude of a (typically electronic) waveform
  • Offset (gears), the perpendicular distance between the axes of hypoid gears or offset face gears
  • Offset (wheel), an important dimension of a vehicle wheel
  • Offset dish antenna, a type of satellite dish
  • Offset loan (finance), a type of flexible lending arrangement
  • Offset printing, a printing technique where the inked image is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket, then to the printing surface
  • Offset Software, a game development company
  • Project Offset, the working title for a first-person shooter video game by Offset Software
  • Offsets, layers of plants in the plant nursery business
  • Offset, a 2006 film with Razvan Vasilescu and Alexandra Maria Lara
  • Frequency offset, the difference between the frequency of a source and a reference frequency
See also:
  • Displacement (vector), specifies the position of a point or a particle in reference to an origin or to a previous position
  • Offset (geometry), the shape driven out from an original shape in equal distance and direction, normally or perpendicularly to the original shape
  • Control offset the allowance set in a control system between the optimal desired figure and the actual figure tolerated

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offset
Noun
1. the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
(synonym) beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime
(hypernym) point, point in time
(hyponym) birth
2. a compensating equivalent
(synonym) counterbalance
(hypernym) compensation
(derivation) cancel, set off
3. a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
(synonym) stolon, runner
(hypernym) plant organ
4. a natural consequence of development
(synonym) outgrowth, branch, offshoot
(hypernym) consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot
5. a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
(synonym) offset printing
(hypernym) printing, printing process
(hyponym) photo-offset printing, photo-offset
6. structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
(synonym) set-back, setoff
(hypernym) structure, construction
Verb
1. compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals"
(synonym) countervail
(hypernym) balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
(derivation) counterbalance
2. make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
(synonym) cancel, set off
(hypernym) balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
(hyponym) counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance
(derivation) counterbalance
3. cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
(hypernym) transfer
(derivation) offset printing
4. create an offset in; "offset a wall"
(hypernym) make, create
(derivation) set-back, setoff
5. produce by offset printing; "offset the conference proceedings"
(hypernym) print, impress
(derivation) offset printing


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offset
nm. offset, printing method in which a printing plate transfers ink to a blanket which in turn transfers the ink to the paper

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offset
nm. offset, printing method in which a printing plate transfers ink to a blanket which in turn transfers the ink to the paper (the plate does not directly touch the paper)

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