reading

Noun
  1. The cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message (synset 105816802)
    "his main reading was detective stories"; "suggestions for further reading"
    is a type of: language, linguistic process - the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication
    subtypes:
  2. A particular interpretation or performance (synset 107188417)
    "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart"
    is a type of: interpretation - an explanation that results from interpreting something
  3. A datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument (synset 105824916)
    "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"
    is a type of: data point, datum - an item of factual information derived from measurement or research
    subtypes:
    same as: indication, meter reading
  4. Written material intended to be read (synset 106610383)
    "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport"
    is a type of: black and white, written communication, written language - communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
    subtypes: bumf, bumph - reading materials (documents, written information) that you must read and deal with but that you think are extremely boring
    same as: reading material
  5. A mental representation of the meaning or significance of something (synset 105937299)
    is a type of: internal representation, mental representation, representation - a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
    subtypes:
    • reinterpretation - a new or different meaning
    • anagoge - a mystical or allegorical interpretation (especially of Scripture)
    same as: interpretation, version
  6. A city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England (synset 108900450)
    is an instance of: city, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
    is a part of:
    • england - a division of the United Kingdom
    • berkshire - a county in southern England
  7. A public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance (synset 107249541)
    "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"
    is a type of: oral presentation, public speaking, speaking, speechmaking - delivering an address to a public audience
    subtypes: declamation - recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
    same as: recital, recitation
  8. The act of measuring with meters or similar instruments (synset 101006524)
    "he has a job meter reading for the gas company"
    is a type of: measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
    same as: meter reading

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