describing

Verb

describe (third-person singular simple present describes, present participle describing, simple past and past participle described)

1. (transitive) To represent in words.
   • The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant.

   Synonyms:

   portray, bewrite

2. (transitive) To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.
   • to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle
3. (transitive) To give rise to a geometrical structure.
   • The function describes a very complex surface.
4. (transitive) To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.
   • The fungus was first described by a botanist.
5. (obsolete, transitive) To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.
   • Passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 18:9