trend Etymology 1
From (etyl) . Akin to (etyl) trinde "ball", (etyl) tryndel "circle, ring". More at (l), (l).
Noun
( en noun)
An inclination in a particular direction.
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* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=September-October, author= Michael Sivak
, magazine=( American Scientist), title= Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply?
, passage=Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent,
A tendency.
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A fad or fashion style.
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* {{quote-news, year=2012, date=June 26, author=Genevieve Koski, work=The Onion AV Club
, title= Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe
, passage=But musical ancestry aside, the influence to which Bieber is most beholden is the current trends in pop music, which means Believe is loaded up with EDM accouterments, seeking a comfortable middle ground where Bieber’s impressively refined pop-R&B croon can rub up on techno blasts and garish dubstep drops (and occasionally grind on some AutoTune, not necessarily because it needs it, but because a certain amount of robo-voice is expected these days).}}
(label) A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points.
(nautical) The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the shank from the throat that the arm measures from the throat to the bill.
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(nautical) The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor.
Verb
To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend
- The shore of the sea trends to the southwest.
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=May 31
, author=Tasha Robinson
, title=Film: Review: Snow White And The Huntsman
citation
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, passage= Huntsman starts out with a vision of Theron that’s specific, unique, and weighted in character, but it trends throughout toward generic fantasy tropes and black-and-white morality, and climaxes in a thoroughly familiar face-off. }}
To cause to turn; to bend.
* W. Browne
- Not far beneath i' the valley as she trends / Her silver stream.
(Internet, intransitive, informal) To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.
- What topics have been trending on social networks this week?
Derived terms
* betrend
* trendy
Etymology 2
Compare (etyl) .
Noun
(-)
(UK, dialect, dated) clean wool
Verb
( en verb)
To cleanse, as wool.
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trendsetter English
Noun
( en noun)
someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular
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