label

labels labeled labelled labeling labelling
Noun
1. a brief description given for purposes of identification; "the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture"
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2. trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent"
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3. a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
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4. an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
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Verb
1. assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'"
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2. attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"
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3. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"
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4. distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
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5. distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
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