label Meaning and Definition

1. n. trade name of a company that produces musical recordings

2. n. a brief description given for purposes of identification

3. n. an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object

4. n. a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction

5. v. distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions

6. v. distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom

7. v. pronounce judgment on

8. v. assign a label to; designate with a label

9. v. attach a tag or label to