INTERPRETING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does interpreting mean? 

• INTERPRETING (noun)
  The noun INTERPRETING has 1 sense:

1. an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious

  Familiarity information: INTERPRETING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTERPRETING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An explanation of something that is not immediately obvious

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

interpretation; interpreting; rendering; rendition

Context example:

often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning

Hypernyms ("interpreting" is a kind of...):

explanation (thought that makes something comprehensible)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interpreting"):

broad interpretation; judicial activism (an interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly decisions of the Supreme Court))

Derivation:

interpret (give an interpretation or explanation to)

 Context examples 

This research provides opportunities to develop robots and computers so that they can become more natural, and better at interpreting human social signals.

(Eyes Can Indicate Personality Type, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A doctor trained in radiology who specializes in creating and interpreting pictures of the nervous system.

(Neuroradiologist, NCI Dictionary)

Typically such processes involving transmitters and receptors would be modeled for interpreting dynamic scans.

(Binding Potential, NCI Thesaurus)

In a scientific research study or clinical trial, a flaw in the study design or the method of collecting or interpreting information.

(Bias, NCI Dictionary)

The Cancer Information Service is the National Cancer Institute's link to the public, interpreting and explaining research findings in a clear and understandable manner, and providing personalized responses to specific questions about cancer.

(Cancer Information Service, NCI Dictionary)

The CIS is the National Cancer Institute's link to the public, interpreting and explaining research findings in a clear and understandable manner, and providing personalized responses to specific questions about cancer.

(CIS, NCI Dictionary)

A table used for interpreting pixels (voxels) to find the correspondence between image intensity values and displayed hues for the particular color scale employed.

(Color Lookup Table, NCI Thesaurus)

Examination and interpretation; the process of identifying an issue to be understood and addressed, modelling the issue, investigating the model results, interpreting the results, and possibly making a recommendation.

(Analysis, NCI Thesaurus)

The study helps to circumscribe the limits of habitability and demands caution when interpreting morphological biosignatures on Earth and beyond.

(Place discovered on earth with no microbial life, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The answer came dreamily, but with intention; it were as though she were interpreting something.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)