layout

«layout» in Mova's school dictionary: the way the parts of something are arranged, such as the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a layout, layouts)

meaning for a pupil

1) A layout is the way the parts of something are arranged, such as the rooms in a house, the streets in a town or the shops in a mall. tree →

2) A layout is also the way words and pictures are arranged on a page or screen. tree →

3) A keyboard layout is the order of the letters on the keys. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school it is used for planning posters, newspapers and web pages, for maps and floor plans in maths, and in design and technology. Phrases: page layout, floor layout, keyboard layout.

examples

• The layout of the new school is easy to follow. tree →
• I changed the layout of my poster so the title is bigger. tree →
• The museum map shows the layout of every room. tree →
• Most English keyboards use the QWERTY layout. tree →
• The layout of the town is like a grid. tree →
• The magazine has a bright, clear layout. tree →
• We drew a layout of our dream bedroom on squared paper. tree →

note

Countable noun: a layout, layouts. It is one word. The verb is two words: «lay out» («Lay out the cards on the table»). Do not write «lay-out».

In the corpora

• An author's choice is a decision about words, sentences or layout, made on purpose.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «layout» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.