arrangement : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: arrangement	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for arrangement
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
arrangement n the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago" Synonym(s): agreement, arrangement an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging; "a flower arrangement" an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification" Synonym(s): arrangement, organization, organisation, system the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs" Synonym(s): placement, arrangement a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments Synonym(s): musical arrangement, arrangement the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music Synonym(s): arrangement, arranging, transcription
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jacquard \Jac*quard"\, a. Pertaining to, or invented by, Jacquard, a French mechanician, who died in 1834. {Jacquard apparatus} [or] {arrangement}, a device applied to looms for weaving figured goods, consisting of mechanism controlled by a chain of variously perforated cards, which cause the warp threads to be lifted in the proper succession for producing the required figure. {Jacquard card}, one of the perforated cards of a Jacquard apparatus. {Jackquard loom}, a loom with Jacquard apparatus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arrangement \Arrange"ment\, n. [Cf. F. arrangement.] 1. The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form. 2. The manner or result of arranging; system of parts disposed in due order; regular and systematic classification; as, arrangement* of one's dress; the Linn[91]an arrangement of plants. 3. Preparatory proceeding or measure; preparation; as, we have made arrangement for receiving company. 4. Settlement; adjustment by agreement; as, the parties have made an arrangement between themselves concerning their disputes; a satisfactory arrangement. 5. (Mus.) (a) The adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments for which it was not originally written. (b) A piece so adapted; a transcription; as, a pianoforte arrangement of Beethoven's symphonies; an orchestral arrangement of a song, an opera, or the like.