label (n.)

  1. a brief description given for purposes of identification; the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture'

  2. trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent

    [ Syn: recording label ]

  3. a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction

  4. an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object

    label (v.)

  1. assign a label to; designate with a label; These students were labelled `learning disabled''

  2. attach a tag or label to; label these bottles

    [ Syn: tag , mark ]

  3. pronounce judgment on; They labeled him unfit to work here

    [ Syn: pronounce , judge ]

  4. distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom

  5. distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions

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