Definition of inscription in English:

inscription

noun ɪnˈskrɪpʃ(ə)nɪnˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n

1A thing inscribed, as on a monument or in a book.
铭文；碑文；题词
the inscription on her headstone
她墓石上的碑文。
Example sentencesExamples
- They control everything from the type and size of vases to the inscriptions on the headstones.
- The history of the Main will be noted by sidewalk inscriptions of the year of construction of each building.
- These inscriptions are not just in another language, they do not seem to offer names or dates at all.
- The inscriptions on the dials of the clock tower were no longer legible.
- The main gate and the watchtower still stand with their ironwork inscriptions, ‘Each to his own’.
- You got the essays back covered in brutal red inscriptions.
- But the inscriptions written in ink or embroidered on the bags suggest they may have been used for another purpose.
- She has devoted half of her lifetime to the study of inscriptions.
- They were engraved with inscriptions, and often buried with the dead.
- The images, figures and inscriptions in traditional public art claimed to represent something common to everybody.
- The excavations haven't found any such images or identifying inscriptions.
- His work on transcribing tombstone inscriptions was highly valued by students of history and genealogy.
- Items feature Hebrew letters or inscriptions either associated with religious customs or used as ceremonial objects.
- The lowest tier is decorated with royal heraldry and with open books, presumably once with painted inscriptions.
- Below it, all over the superbly manicured gardens on the slopes, are memorials and stirring inscriptions.
- The remains of the six were placed in one coffin that had been brightly painted in medieval style and bearing Latin inscriptions.
- The more temporary Greeks left gymnasia, statues, temples and inscriptions as far east as Afghanistan.
- It's typical of Hellenistic inscriptions, you see, the letter forms.
- It was named that because the inscriptions on the headstones were in a Cyrillic script.
- They are unreadable inscriptions, and as such convey the permanence and provisionality of all inscription.
Synonyms
engraving, wording, writing, lettering, legend, epitaph, epigraph, etching, carving
words
dedication, address, message
signature, autograph
1. 1.1mass noun The action of inscribing something.
  铭刻
  the inscription of memorable utterances on durable materials
  在耐用材料上铭刻值得纪念的话。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I set my cup aside for personal inscription the next time he comes through town, and that got me to thinking.
  These techniques can be distinguished from those in which the body itself is an immediate object of elaboration and inscription.
  Here the spoken material of language becomes the working object of scientific inscription.
  Identification was by inscription, heraldry and, later, a rebus.
  It is exactly about the stipulation that warrants inscription of the numbers and letters in black against a white backdrop.
  There's a barely controlled abandon, and more than a hint of anxiety that once the act of inscription has begun, it can't be undone.
  Something has been knifed inside me, and I do not want to lose the external sign of that inscription.
  Further, he points out, long messages are handled more efficiently by inscription.
  Thus the process of inscription becomes a self-reflexive activity.
  His research interests include gender studies and the body as a site for cultural inscription.
  The stone surfaces of the memorial are the ground for its other key gesture: the clever use of inscription.

Derivatives

inscriptional

adjective ɪnˈskrɪpʃ(ə)nl

Most of the votive statues and reliefs that we have, on the other hand, are now without their bases or pedestals, and without the inscriptional evidence these might have provided.
Example sentencesExamples
- The font is also an inscriptional font, but in this case, the whole style of the typeface is used only once in the capitalization mode.
- Further, photography does not allow the ‘presence’ of its author; his inscriptional authenticity is never really an issue as it can be in the graphic art mediums.
- The archaeological and inscriptional evidence of sites on land near shore indicate a possible date of construction of these structures between 1,500 to 1,200 years before present.
- The presentation of literary, inscriptional, archaeological, and architectural information (measurements are given in meters) is full, with concise and very helpful and up-to-date bibliographical documentation in footnotes.

inscriptive

adjective

A cursory look at public walls is enough to understand what pictorial and inscriptive ‘poster beautification’ is all about.
Example sentencesExamples
- The four projects organized their inscriptive spaces (tines or singular writing-page) variously.
- The inscriptive device is internally mounted on the tape measure and allows the user of the measure to form a mark on the surface of a workpiece at a point immediately beneath the tape measure.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a short descriptive or dedicatory passage at the beginning of a book): from Latin inscriptio(n-), from the verb inscribere (see inscribe).

Rhymes

ascription, circumscription, conscription, decryption, description, Egyptian, encryption, misdescription, prescription, subscription, superscription, transcription

Definition of inscription in US English:

inscription

nounɪnˈskrɪpʃ(ə)ninˈskripSH(ə)n

1Words inscribed, as on a monument or in a book.
铭文；碑文；题词
the inscription on her headstone
她墓石上的碑文。
Example sentencesExamples
- The more temporary Greeks left gymnasia, statues, temples and inscriptions as far east as Afghanistan.
- His work on transcribing tombstone inscriptions was highly valued by students of history and genealogy.
- She has devoted half of her lifetime to the study of inscriptions.
- The lowest tier is decorated with royal heraldry and with open books, presumably once with painted inscriptions.
- The main gate and the watchtower still stand with their ironwork inscriptions, ‘Each to his own’.
- But the inscriptions written in ink or embroidered on the bags suggest they may have been used for another purpose.
- Items feature Hebrew letters or inscriptions either associated with religious customs or used as ceremonial objects.
- The remains of the six were placed in one coffin that had been brightly painted in medieval style and bearing Latin inscriptions.
- The history of the Main will be noted by sidewalk inscriptions of the year of construction of each building.
- The images, figures and inscriptions in traditional public art claimed to represent something common to everybody.
- It was named that because the inscriptions on the headstones were in a Cyrillic script.
- They are unreadable inscriptions, and as such convey the permanence and provisionality of all inscription.
- You got the essays back covered in brutal red inscriptions.
- These inscriptions are not just in another language, they do not seem to offer names or dates at all.
- It's typical of Hellenistic inscriptions, you see, the letter forms.
- They were engraved with inscriptions, and often buried with the dead.
- The excavations haven't found any such images or identifying inscriptions.
- Below it, all over the superbly manicured gardens on the slopes, are memorials and stirring inscriptions.
- They control everything from the type and size of vases to the inscriptions on the headstones.
- The inscriptions on the dials of the clock tower were no longer legible.
Synonyms
engraving, wording, writing, lettering, legend, epitaph, epigraph, etching, carving
dedication, address, message
1. 1.1 The action of inscribing something.
  铭刻
  the inscription of memorable utterances on durable materials
  在耐用材料上铭刻值得纪念的话。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Identification was by inscription, heraldry and, later, a rebus.
  The stone surfaces of the memorial are the ground for its other key gesture: the clever use of inscription.
  These techniques can be distinguished from those in which the body itself is an immediate object of elaboration and inscription.
  There's a barely controlled abandon, and more than a hint of anxiety that once the act of inscription has begun, it can't be undone.
  His research interests include gender studies and the body as a site for cultural inscription.
  Further, he points out, long messages are handled more efficiently by inscription.
  Something has been knifed inside me, and I do not want to lose the external sign of that inscription.
  Here the spoken material of language becomes the working object of scientific inscription.
  It is exactly about the stipulation that warrants inscription of the numbers and letters in black against a white backdrop.
  I set my cup aside for personal inscription the next time he comes through town, and that got me to thinking.
  Thus the process of inscription becomes a self-reflexive activity.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a short descriptive or dedicatory passage at the beginning of a book): from Latin inscriptio(n-), from the verb inscribere (see inscribe).

词汇	inscription
释义	Definition of inscription in English: inscription noun ɪnˈskrɪpʃ(ə)nɪnˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n 1A thing inscribed, as on a monument or in a book. 铭文；碑文；题词 the inscription on her headstone 她墓石上的碑文。 Example sentencesExamples They control everything from the type and size of vases to the inscriptions on the headstones. The history of the Main will be noted by sidewalk inscriptions of the year of construction of each building. These inscriptions are not just in another language, they do not seem to offer names or dates at all. The inscriptions on the dials of the clock tower were no longer legible. The main gate and the watchtower still stand with their ironwork inscriptions, ‘Each to his own’. You got the essays back covered in brutal red inscriptions. But the inscriptions written in ink or embroidered on the bags suggest they may have been used for another purpose. She has devoted half of her lifetime to the study of inscriptions. They were engraved with inscriptions, and often buried with the dead. The images, figures and inscriptions in traditional public art claimed to represent something common to everybody. The excavations haven't found any such images or identifying inscriptions. His work on transcribing tombstone inscriptions was highly valued by students of history and genealogy. Items feature Hebrew letters or inscriptions either associated with religious customs or used as ceremonial objects. The lowest tier is decorated with royal heraldry and with open books, presumably once with painted inscriptions. Below it, all over the superbly manicured gardens on the slopes, are memorials and stirring inscriptions. The remains of the six were placed in one coffin that had been brightly painted in medieval style and bearing Latin inscriptions. The more temporary Greeks left gymnasia, statues, temples and inscriptions as far east as Afghanistan. It's typical of Hellenistic inscriptions, you see, the letter forms. It was named that because the inscriptions on the headstones were in a Cyrillic script. They are unreadable inscriptions, and as such convey the permanence and provisionality of all inscription. Synonyms engraving, wording, writing, lettering, legend, epitaph, epigraph, etching, carving words dedication, address, message signature, autograph 1.1mass noun The action of inscribing something. 铭刻 the inscription of memorable utterances on durable materials 在耐用材料上铭刻值得纪念的话。 Example sentencesExamples I set my cup aside for personal inscription the next time he comes through town, and that got me to thinking. These techniques can be distinguished from those in which the body itself is an immediate object of elaboration and inscription. Here the spoken material of language becomes the working object of scientific inscription. Identification was by inscription, heraldry and, later, a rebus. It is exactly about the stipulation that warrants inscription of the numbers and letters in black against a white backdrop. There's a barely controlled abandon, and more than a hint of anxiety that once the act of inscription has begun, it can't be undone. Something has been knifed inside me, and I do not want to lose the external sign of that inscription. Further, he points out, long messages are handled more efficiently by inscription. Thus the process of inscription becomes a self-reflexive activity. His research interests include gender studies and the body as a site for cultural inscription. The stone surfaces of the memorial are the ground for its other key gesture: the clever use of inscription. Derivatives inscriptional adjective ɪnˈskrɪpʃ(ə)nl Most of the votive statues and reliefs that we have, on the other hand, are now without their bases or pedestals, and without the inscriptional evidence these might have provided. Example sentencesExamples The font is also an inscriptional font, but in this case, the whole style of the typeface is used only once in the capitalization mode. Further, photography does not allow the ‘presence’ of its author; his inscriptional authenticity is never really an issue as it can be in the graphic art mediums. The archaeological and inscriptional evidence of sites on land near shore indicate a possible date of construction of these structures between 1,500 to 1,200 years before present. The presentation of literary, inscriptional, archaeological, and architectural information (measurements are given in meters) is full, with concise and very helpful and up-to-date bibliographical documentation in footnotes. inscriptive adjective A cursory look at public walls is enough to understand what pictorial and inscriptive ‘poster beautification’ is all about. Example sentencesExamples The four projects organized their inscriptive spaces (tines or singular writing-page) variously. The inscriptive device is internally mounted on the tape measure and allows the user of the measure to form a mark on the surface of a workpiece at a point immediately beneath the tape measure. Origin Late Middle English (denoting a short descriptive or dedicatory passage at the beginning of a book): from Latin inscriptio(n-), from the verb inscribere (see inscribe). Rhymes ascription, circumscription, conscription, decryption, description, Egyptian, encryption, misdescription, prescription, subscription, superscription, transcription Definition of inscription in US English: inscription nounɪnˈskrɪpʃ(ə)ninˈskripSH(ə)n 1Words inscribed, as on a monument or in a book. 铭文；碑文；题词 the inscription on her headstone 她墓石上的碑文。 Example sentencesExamples The more temporary Greeks left gymnasia, statues, temples and inscriptions as far east as Afghanistan. His work on transcribing tombstone inscriptions was highly valued by students of history and genealogy. She has devoted half of her lifetime to the study of inscriptions. The lowest tier is decorated with royal heraldry and with open books, presumably once with painted inscriptions. The main gate and the watchtower still stand with their ironwork inscriptions, ‘Each to his own’. But the inscriptions written in ink or embroidered on the bags suggest they may have been used for another purpose. Items feature Hebrew letters or inscriptions either associated with religious customs or used as ceremonial objects. The remains of the six were placed in one coffin that had been brightly painted in medieval style and bearing Latin inscriptions. The history of the Main will be noted by sidewalk inscriptions of the year of construction of each building. The images, figures and inscriptions in traditional public art claimed to represent something common to everybody. It was named that because the inscriptions on the headstones were in a Cyrillic script. They are unreadable inscriptions, and as such convey the permanence and provisionality of all inscription. You got the essays back covered in brutal red inscriptions. These inscriptions are not just in another language, they do not seem to offer names or dates at all. It's typical of Hellenistic inscriptions, you see, the letter forms. They were engraved with inscriptions, and often buried with the dead. The excavations haven't found any such images or identifying inscriptions. Below it, all over the superbly manicured gardens on the slopes, are memorials and stirring inscriptions. They control everything from the type and size of vases to the inscriptions on the headstones. The inscriptions on the dials of the clock tower were no longer legible. Synonyms engraving, wording, writing, lettering, legend, epitaph, epigraph, etching, carving dedication, address, message 1.1 The action of inscribing something. 铭刻 the inscription of memorable utterances on durable materials 在耐用材料上铭刻值得纪念的话。 Example sentencesExamples Identification was by inscription, heraldry and, later, a rebus. The stone surfaces of the memorial are the ground for its other key gesture: the clever use of inscription. These techniques can be distinguished from those in which the body itself is an immediate object of elaboration and inscription. There's a barely controlled abandon, and more than a hint of anxiety that once the act of inscription has begun, it can't be undone. His research interests include gender studies and the body as a site for cultural inscription. Further, he points out, long messages are handled more efficiently by inscription. Something has been knifed inside me, and I do not want to lose the external sign of that inscription. Here the spoken material of language becomes the working object of scientific inscription. It is exactly about the stipulation that warrants inscription of the numbers and letters in black against a white backdrop. I set my cup aside for personal inscription the next time he comes through town, and that got me to thinking. Thus the process of inscription becomes a self-reflexive activity. Origin Late Middle English (denoting a short descriptive or dedicatory passage at the beginning of a book): from Latin inscriptio(n-), from the verb inscribere (see inscribe).
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