counting

Noun
  1. The act of counting;
    Reciting numbers in ascending order (synset 100635829)
    "the counting continued for several hours"
    is a type of: investigating, investigation - the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
    subtypes:
    • blood count - the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample
    • census, nose count, nosecount - a periodic count of the population
    • countdown - counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)
    • miscount - an inaccurate count
    • poll - the counting of votes (as in an election)
    • recount - an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election
    • sperm count - the act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate
    same as: count, enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tally

Other Searches