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[[Latin]] ''dēscrīb-ĕre'' to [[copy]] off, [[transcribe]], [[write]] down, write off, sketch off in writing or [[painting]], mark off, etc., < de- + ''scrībĕre'' to [[write]]. | [[Latin]] ''dēscrīb-ĕre'' to [[copy]] off, [[transcribe]], [[write]] down, write off, sketch off in writing or [[painting]], mark off, etc., < de- + ''scrībĕre'' to [[write]]. | ||
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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1a : an [[act]] of describing; specifically : [[discourse]] intended to give a mental image of something [[experienced]] | *1a : an [[act]] of describing; specifically : [[discourse]] intended to give a mental image of something [[experienced]] | ||
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*2: kind or [[character]] especially as determined by salient features <opposed to any tax of so [[radical]] a description> | *2: kind or [[character]] especially as determined by salient features <opposed to any tax of so [[radical]] a description> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | '''Description''' is one of four [ | + | '''Description''' is one of four [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorical_modes rhetorical modes] (also known as ''modes of [[discourse]]''), along with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposition_(literary_technique) exposition], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentation argumentation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrative_mode narration]. Each of the [[rhetorical]] modes is present in a variety of [[forms]] and each has its own [[purpose]] and [[conventions]]. |
Description is also the [[fiction]]-[[writing]] mode for [[transmitting]] a mental image of the particulars of a [[story]]. | Description is also the [[fiction]]-[[writing]] mode for [[transmitting]] a mental image of the particulars of a [[story]]. | ||
| − | The [[purpose]] of description is to re-create or visually present a [[person]], place, [[event]], or [[action]] so that the [[reader]] may picture that which is being described. Descriptive [[writing]] may be found in the other [ | + | The [[purpose]] of description is to re-create or visually present a [[person]], place, [[event]], or [[action]] so that the [[reader]] may picture that which is being described. Descriptive [[writing]] may be found in the other [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorical_modes rhetorical modes]. |
The [[word]] description can be used interchangeably with the word [[theory]] in [[physics]]. When an [[observer]] is said to describe an [[event]], [[experiment]], or observation, this is a direct [[reference]], which means a theory describes the [[event]], [[experiment]], or observation. | The [[word]] description can be used interchangeably with the word [[theory]] in [[physics]]. When an [[observer]] is said to describe an [[event]], [[experiment]], or observation, this is a direct [[reference]], which means a theory describes the [[event]], [[experiment]], or observation. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:41, 12 December 2020
Origin
Latin dēscrīb-ĕre to copy off, transcribe, write down, write off, sketch off in writing or painting, mark off, etc., < de- + scrībĕre to write.
Definitions
- 1a : an act of describing; specifically : discourse intended to give a mental image of something experienced
- b : a descriptive statement or account
- 2: kind or character especially as determined by salient features <opposed to any tax of so radical a description>
Description
Description is one of four rhetorical modes (also known as modes of discourse), along with exposition, argumentation, and narration. Each of the rhetorical modes is present in a variety of forms and each has its own purpose and conventions.
Description is also the fiction-writing mode for transmitting a mental image of the particulars of a story.
The purpose of description is to re-create or visually present a person, place, event, or action so that the reader may picture that which is being described. Descriptive writing may be found in the other rhetorical modes.
The word description can be used interchangeably with the word theory in physics. When an observer is said to describe an event, experiment, or observation, this is a direct reference, which means a theory describes the event, experiment, or observation.
