setting
adj : (of a heavenly body) disappearing below the horizon; "the
setting sun" [ant: {rising}]
n 1: the context and environment in which something is set: "the
perfect setting for a ghost story" [syn: {scene}]
2: the state of the environment in which a situation exists;
"you can't do that in a university setting" [syn: {background},
{scope}]
3: the arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the
place where a play or movie is enacted [syn: {mise en
scene}, {stage setting}]
4: the physical position of something; "he changed the setting
on the thermostat"
5: a table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling
flatware" [syn: {place setting}]
6: a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds
a gem in place; "the diamond was in a plain gold mount"
[syn: {mount}]