drafting

English

A drafting table.

Verb

drafting

1. present participle and gerund of draft

Noun

drafting (countable and uncountable, plural draftings)

1. The act or process of producing a technical drawing, or draft.
2. A profession, usually related to making technical drawings for architecture, engineering, or manufacturing.
3. The practice among ground vehicle drivers or cyclists of following in a close line to reduce wind resistance.
4. A method of preparing fibers for weaving.

Derived terms

• drafting board
• drafting table

Translations

act or process

• Bulgarian: начертаване (bg) n (načertavane)
• Finnish: tekninen piirtäminen
• Irish: línitheoireacht f
• Spanish: dibujo técnico m

art

• Bulgarian: чертане (bg) n (čertane)
• Finnish: tekninen piirustus
• Irish: línitheoireacht f
• Russian: черче́ние (ru) n (čerčénije)

profession

• Finnish: suunnittelu (fi)
• Irish: línitheoireacht f

bicycling practice

• Finnish: peesaaminen, peesaus