in-line offset

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• offset — [ôf′set΄; ] for v., usually [ ôf set′] n. 1. something that is set off, or has sprung or developed, from something else; offshoot; extension; branch; spur 2. anything that balances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensation 3.… …   English World dictionary

• Offset — Off set , n. [Off + set. Cf. {Set off}.] In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against, something; as: [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of {Houseleek} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Offset staff — Offset Off set , n. [Off + set. Cf. {Set off}.] In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against, something; as: [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• offset — ► NOUN 1) a consideration or amount that diminishes or balances the effect of a contrary one. 2) the amount by which something is out of line. 3) a side shoot from a plant serving for propagation. 4) a method of printing in which ink is… …   English terms dictionary

• Offset Festival — was formed in 2008 as a reaction against overpriced festivals with less than creative lineups.[citation needed] The event is held at Hainault Forest Country Park, just outside London, accessible via the Central Line. 2008 The first event aimed to …   Wikipedia

• offset — n., adj. /awf set , of /; v. /awf set , of /, n., adj., v., offset, offsetting. n. 1. something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent. 2. the start, beginning, or outset. 3. a short lateral… …   Universalium

• offset — off•set n., adj. [[t]ˈɔfˌsɛt, ˈɒf [/t]] v. [[t]ˌɔfˈsɛt, ˌɒf [/t]] n. adj. v. set, set•ting 1) something that compensates for something else 2) the start, beginning, or outset 3) bot a short lateral shoot by which certain plants are propagated 4)… …   From formal English to slang

• Offset agreement — Defense offset agreements are legal trade practices in the aerospace and military industries. These commercial practices do not need state regulations but, since the purchasers are mostly military departments of sovereign nations comparable to… …   Wikipedia

• offset — I UK [ˈɒfˌset] / US [ˌɔfˈset] / US [ˈɔfˌset] verb [transitive] Word forms offset : present tense I/you/we/they offset he/she/it offsets present participle offsetting past tense offset past participle offset * [often passive] to balance the effect …   English dictionary

• offset — verb (offset, offsetting) –verb (t) /ˈɒfsɛt / (say ofset), /ɒfˈsɛt / (say of set) 1. to balance by something else as an equivalent: to offset one thing by another. 2. to counterbalance as an equivalent does; compensate for: the gains offset the… …  

• offset — noun 1》 a consideration or amount that diminishes or balances the effect of an opposite one. 2》 the amount by which something is out of line. 3》 Surveying a short distance measured perpendicularly from the main line of measurement. 4》 a side… …   English new terms dictionary