layout

The definition of a layout is an arrangement, plan or design.

(noun)

An example of a layout is a drawing of how a house will be built.

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See layout in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the act or process of laying something out
  2. the manner in which anything is laid out; arrangement; specif., the plan or makeup of a newspaper, book page, advertisement, etc.
  3. the thing laid out
  4. the art or process of arranging type, illustrations, etc. in an advertisement, newspaper, etc.
  5. an outfit or set, as of tools
  6. Informal a residence, factory, etc., esp. when large and complex

See layout in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act or an instance of laying out.
  2. An arrangement or a plan, especially the schematic arrangement of parts or areas: the layout of a factory; the layout of a printed circuit.
  3. Printing
    a. The art or process of arranging printed or graphic matter on a page.
    b. The overall design of a page, spread, or book, including elements such as page and type size, typeface, and the arrangement of titles and page numbers.
    c. A page or set of pages marked to indicate this design.
  4. Sports The straight position, as in diving.
  5. Informal An establishment or property, especially a large residence or estate: [Her] show horses . . . were kept on the couple's one-and-a-half acre Malibu layout” (People).

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