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design

 
 
/dɪˈzaɪn/ noun

Translation

PLANNING [U] the way in which something is planned and made
tasarım, plan
There was a fault in the design of the aircraft.1332
DRAWING [C] a drawing which shows how an object, machine, or building will be made
çizim, tasarım
Engineers are working on the new designs.1332
DECORATION [C] a pattern or decoration
desen
1331
PROCESS [U] the process of making drawings to show how something will be made
taslak
a course in art and design → See also interior design1332
(Definition of design noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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