setting

That disappears below the horizon.

Adjective

  1. That disappears below the horizon.
    • the setting sun
    • As we stood waiting for the departure time with the setting sun twinkling on the great brass dome of our 2-4-0, the sound of church bells was the only one apart from the measured tread of the guard slowly pacing towards...

Hyponyms

record-setting

Derived

agenda-setting felon-setting goal setting gypsy setting jet setting jet-setting pace-setting pin setting place setting quick-setting setting coat setting dog setting pole setting-pole setting rule stage setting table setting table-setting type-setting

Noun

  1. The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
  2. The act of setting (various senses).
    • the setting of the sun
    • the setting, or hardening, of moist plaster of Paris
  3. A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.
  4. A level or placement to which a knob or control is set.
    • the volume setting on a television
  5. The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does.
  6. Hunting with a setter.
  7. Something set in, or inserted.
    • Thou shalt set in it settings of stones. - 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 28:17:
  8. A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music).
    • Schubert's setting of Goethe's poem
    • Bach's setting of the Magnificat
  9. The mounting of a play, etc., for the stage.
  10. The direction of a current of wind.

Forms

settings

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of set

Derived

bonesetting factory setting final setting time firesetting gemsetting hooksetting imagesetting initial setting time nonsetting pacesetting pinsetting scenesetting settingless setting time stonesetting subsetting tasksetting thermosetting toolsetting topsetting trendsetting undersetting