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)

The term offset may refer to:Offsets, Layers of plants in the plant nursery businessOffset dish antenna, A type of satellite dishOffset loan (finance), A type of flexible lending arrangementOffset printingOffset (wheel), An important dimension of a vehicle wheelOffset (computer), A number indicating the distance (displacement) from the start of a data structure object and up to a given elementOffset Software, a game development companyCarbon offsetOffset (gears)
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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

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

n. 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)