- the act or process of laying something out
- the manner in which anything is laid out; arrangement; specif., the plan or makeup of a newspaper, book page, advertisement, etc.
- the thing laid out
- the art or process of arranging type, illustrations, etc. in an advertisement, newspaper, etc.
- an outfit or set, as of tools
- Informal a residence, factory, etc., esp. when large and complex
noun
The definition of a layout is an arrangement, plan or design.
An example of a layout is a drawing of how a house will be built.
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noun
- The act or an instance of laying out.
- An arrangement or plan, especially the schematic arrangement of parts or areas: the layout of a factory; the layout of a printed circuit.
- 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.
- Sports The straight position, as in diving.
- 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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Noun
(plural layouts)
- A structured arrangement of items within certain limits.
- A plan for such arrangement.
- The act of laying out something.
- (publishing) The process of arranging editorial content, advertising, graphics and other information to fit within certain constraints.
- (engineering) A map or a drawing of a construction site showing the position of roads, buildings or other constructions.
- (electronics) A specification of an integrated circuit showing the position of the physical components that will implement the schematic in silicon.
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Sentence Examples
- All users produced designs that were internally coherent with both layout and navigational elements.
- If you want everyone who views your site to know that love ballet or hip hop, the easiest way to do it is to use a custom MySpace layout that integrates photographs, iconic symbols and colors that represent your particular field of dance.
- By adjusting these simple but critical factors, the resulting small red coaster car may make it safely through the track layout or it could roll back and fail to complete the track or even fly off the track if the design is not feasible.
- However, if you have photos that feature several different people, you'll need to come up with a good system for determining how to file each layout in order to avoid the tedious job of scrapping the same picture for more than one album.
- Whether you're searching for whimsical floral images for your daughter's baby book or sophisticated graphics to include on a heritage layout, the Internet is full of online resources offering budget-friendly scrapbooking embellishments.
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