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wa·ter·mark

 (wô′tər-märk′, wŏt′ər-)
n.
1.
a. A mark showing the greatest height to which water has risen.
b. A line indicating the heights of high and low tide.
2.
a. A translucent design impressed on paper during manufacture and visible when the paper is held to the light.
b. The metal pattern that produces this design.
3. Information directly encoded into the data portion of an image, video, or audio file that identifies the copyright owner or a licensed user. In image or video files, a watermark may be either visible or invisible.
tr.v. wa·ter·marked, wa·ter·mark·ing, wa·ter·marks
1. To mark (paper) with a watermark.
2. To impress (a pattern or design) as a watermark.
3. To insert (a digital file) with a watermark.
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watermark

(ˈwɔːtəˌmɑːk)
n
1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture, visible when the paper is held up to the light
2. (Nautical Terms) another word for waterline1, waterline2
vb (tr)
(Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to mark (paper) with a watermark
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wa•ter•mark

(ˈwɔ tərˌmɑrk, ˈwɒt ər-)

n.
1. a figure or design impressed in some paper during manufacture, visible when the paper is held to the light.
2. water line (def. 5).
v.t.
3. to mark (paper) with a watermark.
[1625–35]
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watermark


Past participle: watermarked
Gerund: watermarking

Imperative
watermark
watermark
Present
I watermark
you watermark
he/she/it watermarks
we watermark
you watermark
they watermark
Preterite
I watermarked
you watermarked
he/she/it watermarked
we watermarked
you watermarked
they watermarked
Present Continuous
I am watermarking
you are watermarking
he/she/it is watermarking
we are watermarking
you are watermarking
they are watermarking
Present Perfect
I have watermarked
you have watermarked
he/she/it has watermarked
we have watermarked
you have watermarked
they have watermarked
Past Continuous
I was watermarking
you were watermarking
he/she/it was watermarking
we were watermarking
you were watermarking
they were watermarking
Past Perfect
I had watermarked
you had watermarked
he/she/it had watermarked
we had watermarked
you had watermarked
they had watermarked
Future
I will watermark
you will watermark
he/she/it will watermark
we will watermark
you will watermark
they will watermark
Future Perfect
I will have watermarked
you will have watermarked
he/she/it will have watermarked
we will have watermarked
you will have watermarked
they will have watermarked
Future Continuous
I will be watermarking
you will be watermarking
he/she/it will be watermarking
we will be watermarking
you will be watermarking
they will be watermarking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been watermarking
you have been watermarking
he/she/it has been watermarking
we have been watermarking
you have been watermarking
they have been watermarking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been watermarking
you will have been watermarking
he/she/it will have been watermarking
we will have been watermarking
you will have been watermarking
they will have been watermarking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been watermarking
you had been watermarking
he/she/it had been watermarking
we had been watermarking
you had been watermarking
they had been watermarking
Conditional
I would watermark
you would watermark
he/she/it would watermark
we would watermark
you would watermark
they would watermark
Past Conditional
I would have watermarked
you would have watermarked
he/she/it would have watermarked
we would have watermarked
you would have watermarked
they would have watermarked
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.watermark - a line marking the level reached by a body of waterwatermark - a line marking the level reached by a body of water
water line
line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
high-water mark - a line marking the highest level reached
low-water mark - a line marking the lowest level reached
2.watermark - a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacturewatermark - a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light
marking, mark, marker - a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations

watermark

[ˈwɔːtəmɑːk] N (on paper) → filigrana f; (left by tide) → marca f del nivel del agua
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

watermark

[ˈwɔːtərmɑːrk] n (on paper) → filigrane mwater meadow n (mainly British) → prairie f inondable
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

watermark

[ˈwɔːtəˌmɑːk] n (in paper) → filigrana; (left by tide) → segno della marea
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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