Opening — O pen*ing, n. 1. The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance; as, the opening of a speech. [1913 Webster] The opening of your glory was like that of light. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A place which is open; a breach;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Opening — steht für: Grand Opening, (Große Eröffnung), offizielle Eröffnung für den Kundenbetrieb Soft Opening (Sanfte Eröffnung), inoffizielle Eröffnung für den Kundenbetrieb Opening (Bildverarbeitung), morphologische Basis Operation in der digitalen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
opening up — n the opening up of sth when something is made less restricted and more available to people ▪ the opening up of opportunities for women ▪ the opening up of new areas to cultivation … Dictionary of contemporary English
opening-up — UK US noun [S] COMMERCE ► OPENING(Cf. ↑opening) noun … Financial and business terms
opening — (n.) O.E. openung act of opening (a door, mouth, etc.), disclosure, manifestation, verbal noun from prp. of OPEN (Cf. open) (v.). Meaning vacant space, hole, aperture, doorway is attested from c.1200. Meaning act of opening (a place, to the… … Etymology dictionary
opening — [n1] gap, hole aperture, breach, break, cavity, chink, cleft, crack, cranny, crevice, cut, discontinuity, door, fissure, hatch, interstice, mouth, orifice, outlet, perforation, recess, rent, rift, rupture, scuttle, slit, slot, space, split, spout … New thesaurus
opening — [ō′pə niŋ΄, ōp′niŋ΄] n. [ME openyng] 1. a becoming open or causing to be open 2. an open place or part; hole; gap; aperture ☆ 3. a clearing in the midst of a wooded area 4. a) a beginning; first part; commencement b) start … English World dictionary
opening — index access (right of way), admission (entry), admittance (means of approach), chance (fortuity) … Law dictionary
opening — ► NOUN 1) an aperture or gap. 2) a beginning; an initial part. 3) a ceremony at which a building, show, etc. is declared to be open. 4) an opportunity to achieve something. 5) an available job or position. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ coming at the beginning;… … English terms dictionary
opening — The period at the beginning of the trading session officially designated by an exchange, during which all transactions are considered made at the opening. Related: close. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary The period at the beginning of the trading… … Financial and business terms
