marking

Noun
  1. A distinguishing symbol (synset 107284884)
    "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
    is a type of: symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
    subtypes:
    • earmark - identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
    • brand - identification mark on skin, made by burning
    • trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product
    • assay-mark, authentication, hallmark - a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
    • postmark - a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing
    • watermark - a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light
    • broad arrow - an arrowhead mark identifying British government property
    • milepost, milestone - stone post at side of a road to show distances
    • peg, pin - small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
    • pip, spot - a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
    • label - an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
    • cairn - a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
    same as: mark, marker
  2. A pattern of marks (synset 104687642)
    is a type of: design, figure, pattern - a decorative or artistic work
    subtypes:
    • blaze - a light-colored marking
    • crisscross, cross, mark - a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
    • eyespot, ocellus - an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color
    • shading - graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
    • dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot - a small contrasting part of something
    • bar, streak, stripe - a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
  3. Evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score (synset 100876655)
    "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"
    is a type of: evaluation, rating - act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
    same as: grading, scoring
  4. The act of making a visible mark on a surface (synset 100264485)
    is a type of: decoration - the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
    subtypes:
    • lineation - the act of marking or outlining with lines
    • mottling - the act of coloring with areas of different shades
    • striping - the act of marking with stripes

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