making

“the making of measurements”

“it was already in the making”

Types:: cartography, mapmaking
the making of maps and charts; film making, movie making, moviemaking
the production of movies

“the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake”

Type of:: component, constituent, element
an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system

“she has the makings of fine musician”

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; eligibility
the quality or state of being eligible; ineligibility
the quality or state of being ineligible; insurability
the quality of being insurable; the conditions under which an insurance company will issue insurance to an applicant (based on standards set by the insurance company); marriageability
eligibility for marriage; uninsurability
the quality of being uninsurable; the conditions under which an insurance company will refuse to issue insurance to an applicant (based on standards set by the insurance company)

DEFINITIONS OF: making