plaatsing

Definitions of plaatsing
  1. noun
    the act of putting something in a certain place
    synonyms: placement, tafelschikking
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    juxtapositie
    the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
    oriëntatie
    the act of orienting
    beplanting, sieraanplanting
    the act of fixing firmly in place
    applicatuur, greep, vingertechniek, vingerzetting
    the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument
    type of:
    activiteit, bedrijvigheid, bezigheid, drukte, occupatie, werking, werkzaamheden, werkzaamheid
    any specific behavior
  2. noun
    a graphic or vivid verbal description
    synonyms: karakterisering, karakteristiek, karakterologie, karakterschets, kenschets, kwalificatie, typering, typologie, woordbeeld, woordkunst
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    alias, bijnaam, epitheton, epitheton ornans
    descriptive word or phrase
    portretkunst
    a word picture of a person's appearance and character
    type of:
    beschrijving, descriptie, tekening
    a statement that represents something in words
  3. noun
    the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
    synonyms: kwalificatie, rangschikking
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    indexatie
    the act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieve
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