Template Meaning
/ˈtɛm.plɪt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.
nounA generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived.
Sentence Examples
C++0x will admit template functions that take an arbitrary number of arguments.
There is no simple pattern that can serve as a template.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She used a paper ____ to trace the shape of the star onto the fabric.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I used a pre-designed ____ to create the professional presentation for the important project meeting this afternoon today.
Word Origin & History
Alteration of templet, probably from French templet, diminutive of temple (“a weaver's stretcher”), variant of tempe, from Latin tempora (“temple”). Alteration of second syllable due to analogy with plate. Cognate with Faroese tamba (“to stretch out, relax”), Icelandic þamb (“a stretched, bloated, or extended belly”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Gaelic also benefits from having a readily available template for Celtic minority language revitalisation, derived from Welsh and Irish."
— 2023, Clive Young, “chapter one: How Scots Works”, in Unlocking Scots: The Secret Life of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Luath Press Limited, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 29:
"Classically, the functional product of coding genes is a protein whose synthesis is directed by an mRNA-template."
— 2002, S. Lottin et al., “Thioredoxin post-transcriptional regulation by H19 provides a new function to mRNA-like non-coding RNA”, in Nature, volume 21, number 10:
"The template length is adjusted to the proper fabric width. Then the sharp pins in the template ends are hooked into the selvedge edges (with the template open)."
— 1987, Paula Simmons, Spinning and weaving with wool, published 1977, →ISBN, page 180:
"Only that part of the floor timber that bears on the planking and keel need be templated; […]"
— 1994, Howard I. Chapelle, Boatbuilding, →ISBN, page 368:
"Metal phosphates that are templated by transition-metal complexes are rare."
— 2003, Yu Wang et al., “Synthesis and characterization of a new layered gallium phosphate templated by cobalt complex”, in Journal of Solid State Chemistry, volume 170, number 1, →DOI:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She used a paper ____ to trace the shape of the star onto the fabric.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I used a pre-designed ____ to create the professional presentation for the important project meeting this afternoon today.