marking
The action of marking.
Other meanings
The characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal.
A symbol or set of letters used to identify the type or identity of an object.
“The markings on the plane identified it as belonging to law enforcement.”
Synonyms
- marker
Word history
From Old English "mearcung".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “marking” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.