readings
What gauges show
Readings are instances of reading or the material being read.
A class has assigned readings.
A poetry reading is a public recitation.
Readings from instruments show measured values: The readings from the thermometer were inconsistent.
A reading of a situation is an interpretation: What's your reading of their silence?
In legislatures, a bill goes through multiple readings before becoming law.
Sacred religious writings
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- sermonClergy's worship address
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- psalmSacred scriptural song
verse · lesson · lectionary · mass · service · devotional · sacred · biblical
Device that measures usage
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- displayPresentation for viewing
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
barometer · odometer · speedometer · readout · indicator · sensor · calibration · scale
Solo musical performance
- orationFormal public speech
- declamationForceful, theatrical speaking
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- intonationPitch variation in speech
inflection · projection · dramatic · public · audience · podium · microphone · script
Divination card set
- psychicOne claiming supernatural perception
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- palmistryReading hands for fortunes
- astrologyDivination by celestial positions
horoscope · oracle · runes · tea-leaves · clairvoyant · prophecy · omen · sign
New and unusual
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- fictionImagined narrative work
- proseUnversified language
- anthologyCollected literary works volume
excerpt · passage · selection · text · chapter · verse · stanza · canon
What something signifies
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
perspective · contextualization · decoding · explication · unpacking · sensemaking · connotation · subtext
scripture
Sacred religious writings
psalm · verse · lesson · lectionary · mass · service · devotional · sacred · biblical · Torah
meter
Device that measures usage
thermometer · barometer · odometer · speedometer · readout · indicator · sensor · calibration · scale · digital
recital
Solo musical performance
- orationFormal public speech
- declamationForceful, theatrical speaking
- deliveryConveyance of goods
intonation · inflection · projection · dramatic · public · audience · podium · microphone · script · rehearsal
tarot
Divination card set
- psychicOne claiming supernatural perception
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- palmistryReading hands for fortunes
astrology · horoscope · oracle · runes · tea-leaves · clairvoyant · prophecy · omen · sign · portent
novel
New and unusual
anthology · excerpt · passage · selection · text · chapter · verse · stanza · canon · classics
meaning
What something signifies
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
nuance · perspective · contextualization · decoding · explication · unpacking · sensemaking · connotation · subtext · implication
- author eventsbook signing, book signings, book launch, meet and greets, panel
- blood pressuresystolic, diastolic, cuff, hypotension, systolic pressure
- book festivalsbook fairs, book fair, literary festivals, book signings, book launches
- Christmas Worshipmidnight mass, nativity, Christmas Eve service, Christmas carols, candlelight service
- scriptureBible, New Testament, Old Testament, verses, passages
- wedding ritesexchange of rings, ring exchange, vows, pronouncement, declaration
readingsmisunderstandings
Failures to grasp meaning
misreadings · misinterpretations · distortions · errors · confusions
readingsraw data
Unanalyzed collected information
phenomena · source material · stimuli · ground truth · reality
readingsglancing
Looking briefly or obliquely
skimming · ignoring · overlooking · neglecting · disregarding
- reading aloudSpeaking text for listeners
- reading glassesCorrective lenses for close-up
- mind readingPerceiving others' thoughts directly
- reading listCurated book recommendations
- required readingAssigned essential literature
- lip readingVisual speech interpretation