Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Version
1.
A change of form, direction, or the like; transformation; conversion; turning.
The
version
of air into water. Bacon.
2.
(Med.)
A condition of the uterus in which its axis is deflected from its normal position without being bent upon itself. See
Anteversion
, and Retroversion
. 3.
The act of translating, or rendering, from one language into another language.
4.
A translation; that which is rendered from another language;
as, the Common, or Authorized,
. Version
of the Scriptures (see under Authorized
); the Septuagint Version
of the Old Testament5.
An account or description from a particular point of view, especially as contrasted with another account;
as, he gave another
. version
of the affairWebster 1828 Edition
Version
VER'SION
,Noun.
1.
A turning; a change or transformation; as the version of air into water. [Unusual.]2.
Change of direction; as the version of the beams of light. [Unusual.]3.
The act of translating; the rendering of thoughts or ideas expressed in one language, into words of like signification in another language. How long was Pope engaged in the version of Homer?4.
Translation; that which is rendered from another language. We have a good version of the Scriptures. There is a good version of Pentateuch in Samaritan. The Septuagint version of the Old Testament was made for the benefit of the Jews in Alexandria.Definition 2024
Version
version
version
English
Noun
version (plural versions)
- A specific form or variation of something.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 3, in The China Governess:
- ‘[…] There's every Staffordshire crime-piece ever made in this cabinet, and that's unique. The Van Hoyer Museum in New York hasn't that very rare second version of Maria Marten's Red Barn over there, nor the little Frederick George Manning—he was the criminal Dickens saw hanged on the roof of the gaol in Horsemonger Lane, by the way—’
- 2013 March 1, Frank Fish, George Lauder, “Not Just Going with the Flow”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, page 114:
- An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex. The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.
-
- A translation from one language to another.
- It's only in the King James Version of the Bible.
- (obsolete) The act of translating, or rendering, from one language into another language.
- An account or description from a particular point of view, especially as contrasted with another account.
- He gave another version of the affair.
- (computing) A particular revision (of software, firmware, CPU, etc.).
- Upgrade to the latest version for new features and bug fixes.
- (medicine) A condition of the uterus in which its axis is deflected from its normal position without being bent upon itself. See anteversion and retroversion.
- (ophthalmology) An eye movement involving both eyes moving synchronously and symmetrically in the same direction.
- (obsolete or medicine) A change of form, direction, etc.; transformation; conversion.
- Francis Bacon
- The version of air into water.
- External cephalic version is a process by which a breech baby can sometimes be turned from buttocks or foot first to head first.
- Francis Bacon
Synonyms
Translations
a specific form or variation of something
|
|
a translation from one language to another
an account or description from a particular point of view
computing
|
See also
- CVS
- revision control
- versioning
- bible
Verb
version (third-person singular simple present versions, present participle versioning, simple past and past participle versioned)
- (computing) To keep track of (a file, document, etc.) in a versioning system.
Anagrams
French
Etymology 1
From Middle French version, from Medieval Latin versiō (“a turning”), from Latin versiō (“turning”), from the verb vertō (“to turn”).
Noun
version f (plural versions)
- version; model (A specific state, variant, or form of something)
- a translation exercise
- a translation
- a specific manner of reporting a fact or event
Etymology 2
From verser
Noun
version f (plural versions)
- (medicine) an obstetric maneuver to change the fetus' position inside the uterus so as to facilitate childbirth
Anagrams
Swedish
Noun
version c
- a version
Declension
| Inflection of version | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | version | versionen | versioner | versionerna |
| Genitive | versions | versionens | versioners | versionernas |
Related terms
- testversion
- versionshantering
- versionsnummer