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template | en |

As a noun template

is a physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.

As a verb template

is to set up or mark off using a.

As a pronoun en is

he, him.

template

Noun

(en noun)
  • A physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.
  • A generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived.
  • (molecular biology) A macromolecule which provides a pattern for the synthesis of another molecule.
  • * {{quote-journal, 2002, S. Lottin et al., Thioredoxin post-transcriptional regulation by H19 provides a new function to mRNA-like non-coding RNA, Nature, volume=21, issue=10 citation
  • , passage=Classically, the functional product of coding genes is a protein whose synthesis is directed by an mRNA-template .}}

    See also

    * boilerplate * macro * stencil * cookie cutter *

    Verb

    (templat)
  • To set up or mark off using a .
  • * {{quote-book, 1994, Howard I. Chapelle, Boatbuilding citation
  • , passage=Only that part of the floor timber that bears on the planking and keel need be templated ;
  • To provide a template or pattern for.
  • * {{quote-journal, 2003, Yu Wang et al., Synthesis and characterization of a new layered gallium phosphate templated by cobalt complex, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, volume=170, issue=1, doi=10.1016/S0022-4596(02)00060-9
  • , passage=Metal phosphates that are templated by transition-metal complexes are rare.}}

    Derived terms

    * templater

    en

    English

    Etymology 1

    Abbreviation.

    Noun

    (head)
  • English
  • Etymology 2

    The name of the letter comes from (etyl) en. The typographic sense dates to 1793.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The ems and ens at the beginnings and ends.
  • (typography) A unit of measurement equal to half of an em (half of the height of the type in use).
  • Derived terms
    * (typography) en dash * (typography) en quad * (typography) en space
    See also
    *

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl)

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • Derived terms
    * en ami * en banc * en bloc * en brochette * en clair * en effet * en famille * en femme * * en garde * en masse * en pantoufles * en passant * * en retard * en retraite * en revanche * en route * en secondes noces * en suite

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