English

Transitive verb

to describe (describes, described, describing)

1. To represent in words.

   The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant.

2. (mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure.

   The function describes a very complex surface.

Translations

• Estonian: kirjeldama (1)
• German: beschreiben (1)
• Russian: описать (opisat')
• Swedish: beskriva

Related terms

• description
• descriptive
• descriptivism
• descriptivist
• descriptor

See also

• prescribe