Adjective: labeled ley-buld
Usage: US (elsewhere: labelled)
Verb: label (labelled,labelling, or [US] labeled,labeling) ley-bul
Usage: US (elsewhere: labelled)
Verb: label (labelled,labelling, or [US] labeled,labeling) ley-bul
- Assign a label to; designate with a label
"The scientist labeled each test tube carefully"; "She labeled the boxes before storing them"
- Attach a tag or label to
"label these bottles";
- tag, mark
- Officially declare a judgment on someone
"They labeled him unfit to work here";
- pronounce, judge
- Distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
"The scientists labeled the protein to observe its interactions"
- Distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
"They labeled the carbon atoms to track their movement through the metabolic process"
Type of: adjudge, attach, declare, denominate, designate, differentiate, distinguish, hold, secern [rare], separate, severalise [Brit, rare], severalize [rare], tell apart
Antonym: unlabeled [US]
Encyclopedia: Label