designation

See also: désignation

English

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for designation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French designacion, from Latin designatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

designation (countable and uncountable, plural designations)

1. The act of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication.
2. Selection and appointment for a purpose; allotment; direction.
3. That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.
4. Use or application; import; intention; signification, as of a word or phrase.

Translations

indication

• French: indication (fr)
• German: Benennung (de) f
• Norwegian: betegnelse m

• Russian: указа́ние (ru) n (ukazánije), обозначе́ние (ru) n (oboznačénije)
• Swedish: beteckning (sv) c
• Turkish: adlandırma (tr), isimlendirme (tr)

selection and appointment for a purpose, allotment

• Finnish: nimittäminen (fi)

• Russian: предназначе́ние (ru) n (prednaznačénije)

distinguishing mark or name

• Danish: betegnelse (da), benævnelse
• Dutch: benaming (nl)
• Finnish: nimitys (fi), titteli (fi)
• French: appellation (fr) f
• German: Benennung (de) f
• Icelandic: heiti (is)

• Norwegian: benevning, nemning
• Polish: oznaczenie (pl) n
• Russian: обозначе́ние (ru) n (oboznačénije), назва́ние (ru) n (nazvánije)
• Spanish: designación (es) f
• Swedish: benämning (sv) c, beteckning (sv) c
• Turkish: adlandırma (tr), isimlendirme (tr)

use or application

• Russian: предназначе́ние (ru) n (prednaznačénije)

Further reading

• designation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913