design (noun)
1design — ► NOUN 1) a plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of something before it is built or made. 2) the art or action of producing such a plan or drawing. 3) underlying purpose or planning: the appearance of design in the… …
2design — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 making drawings of how sth should be made ADJECTIVE ▪ graphic ▪ computer aided ▪ a specialist in computer aided design ▪ architectural, industrial …
3design — I (construction plan) noun blueprint, chart, conception, delineation, depiction, descriptio, diagram, draft, drawing, forma, graph, layout, lineamenta, map, model, outline, picture, plan, preliminary drawing, projection, proof, rendering,… …
4design patent — UK US noun [C] ► LAW in the US, a legal document that protects the way something looks so that others cannot copy it: »It s possible that your creations may qualify for a design patent. »apply for/grant a design patent → Compare REGISTERED… …
5design brief — ➔ brief1 * * * design brief UK US noun [C] PRODUCTION, MANAGEMENT ► a written description of what a new project or product should do, what is needed to produce it, how long it will take, etc.: »An effective design brief is the single most… …
6design audit — UK US noun [C] ► an examination of the design of something, to check that it is effective and whether it could be improved: »We can offer you a design audit of all your marketing communications …
7design engineer — noun A designer in engineering • • • Main Entry: ↑design * * * design engineer, an engineer who plans each part of a device or structure and shows how the parts fit together and the materials to be used …
8design — (v.) 1540s, from L. designare mark out, devise, choose, designate, appoint, from de out (see DE (Cf. de )) + signare to mark, from signum a mark, sign (see SIGN (Cf. sign) (n.)). Originally in English with the meaning now attached to DESIGNATE… …
9design patent — noun : a patent granted to one who has invented any new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture under a design patent the appearance of the article rather than its mechanical function receives protection Harvard Law Review …
10design to cost — noun A process or program to design a product or service to an optimum cost to value ratio …
