offset in English

noun

1

a consideration or amount that diminishes or balances the effect of a contrary one.

an offset against taxable profits

2

the amount or distance by which something is out of line.

these wheels have an offset of four inches

3

a side shoot from a plant serving for propagation.

Most gardeners propagate sagos from offsets from the mother plant, but you can sow fertilized seeds.

4

a sloping ledge in a wall or other feature where the thickness of the part above is diminished.

You can also specify part wall thickness or clearance offset .

5

a bend in a pipe to carry it past an obstacle.

This will allow for the offset of the venting elbow.

6

a method of printing in which ink is transferred from a plate or stone to a uniform rubber surface and from that to the paper.

It is within that context that we should see this group of about one hundred offset lithographs published in 1970 and 1971.

verb

1

counteract (something) by having an opposing force or effect.

the deficit has been more than offset by capital inflows

synonyms: counterbalance, balance (out), cancel (out), even out/up, counteract, countervail, neutralize, compensate for, make up for, make good, redeem, indemnify, atone for, make amends for, make restitution for

2

place out of line.

several places where the ridge was offset at right angles to its length

3

(of ink or a freshly printed page) transfer an impression to the next leaf or sheet.

noun

runner, stolon
start, kickoff, get-go, commencement, showtime, outset, first, beginning
outgrowth, branch, offshoot
counterbalance
set-back, setoff
offset printing

verb

counterbalance, cancel, countervail
counterbalance, balance (out), cancel (out), even out/up, counteract, countervail, neutralize, compensate for, make up for, make good, redeem, indemnify, atone for, make amends for, make restitution for
cancel, set off
countervail

Use "offset" in a sentence

1. Offset wrenches

2. Compensate: To offset; counterbalance

3. Offset Cantilever Hanging Patio Umbrella

4. Countertrade & Offset is an essential resource for anyone active in the offset and Countertrade industries

5. Barbeques Charcoal, gas, pellet, offset …

6. Glenoid arthroplasty and offset reamers

7. Offset arrangement for an infrared detector array, which continuously adjusts the offset in a recursive process.

8. Ignore Backspacing and use offset

9. Their Surplus Offset a Deficiency

10. The gains offset the losses.

11. 2 POM technique differs from equivalent offset migration ( EOM ) in how the migration mapping offset is defined.

12. The fifth part describes the predicable regulation, fault offset regulation, reducing liability rules and losses offset rules.

13. Frequency offset differential pulse position modulation

14. M2M equipment receives a paging message including a resource offset for indicating an offset for uplink allocation.

15. 13 POM technique differs from equivalent offset migration ( EOM ) in how the migration mapping offset is defined.

16. Clipped Nails, and; Offset head nails

17. How to Measure Offset and Backspacing

18. The needles are then slightly offset.

19. Backspacing is the cousin of offset

20. 8 Their Surplus Offset a Deficiency

21. Blacksmith Offset Stake Hardie Bickern Handmade

22. Bridge circuit output voltage offset adjustment circuit

23. Now when I press the [ OFFSET ] key

24. Picoamp Input Current, Microvolt Offset, Low Noise.

25. Robust mode staggercasting with adjustable delay offset

26. Bad packet at packet # (stream byte offset %

27. His blonde hair offset a deep tan.

28. Caliper mounting uses stock height and offset.

29. What expenses can you offset against tax?

30. You know, trying to offset our carbon footprint.

31. " A predator restraint with 42-inch offset jaws? "

32. The money will help offset big medical bills.

33. 27 His blonde hair offset a deep tan.

34. The Wheel Backspace to Offset calculator is an EZ tool to convert a wheels given Backspace and rim width to an offset

35. Bipolar radio frequency ablation instrument with offset electrodes

36. There is no discernable offset on the paper.

37. Start by selecting the desired Z work offset

38. Hydrodynamic air thrust bearing with offset bump foils

39. The final change to the tool offset display is the addition of the " Pocket- Tool " table here in the " Tool Offset " box

40. We can offset the loss against next year's budget.

41. Your donations to charity can be offset against tax.

42. Syntax: Ceil(x[, step[, offset]]) Return data type: numeric

43. Aircraft landing gear with highly offset strut pivot axis

44. Each branch then makes offset plates from the film.

45. However, this was partially offset by related expenditure reductions.

46. The crank is an offset section of the crankshaft.

47. Axle, Hub Offset 3in.–4 1/in.L, Model# 618.261.1912S

48. There were seven offset litho printers in the country.

49. Syntax: Ceil(x[, step[, offset]]) Return data type: integer

50. Sharp offset tip keeps Brattice tight to the roof