offset

noun

1. structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

Synonym: set-backsetoff

2. a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper

Synonym: offset printing

3. a natural consequence of development

Synonym: outgrowthbranchoffshoot

4. a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

Synonym: stolonrunner

5. a compensating equivalent

Synonym: counterbalance

6. the time at which something is supposed to begin

e.g. they got an early start
she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her

Synonym: beginningcommencementfirstoutsetget-gostartkickoffstarting timeshowtime

verb

1. produce by offset printing

e.g. offset the conference proceedings

2. create an offset in

e.g. offset a wall

3. cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface

4. make up for

e.g. His skills offset his opponent's superior strength

Synonym: cancelset off

5. compensate for or counterbalance

e.g. offset deposits and withdrawals

Synonym: countervail

1. 抵消；补偿
If one thing is offset by another, the effect of the first thing is reduced by the second, so that any advantage or disadvantage is cancelled out.

offset的反义词

e.g. The increase in pay costs was more than offset by higher productivity...
提高的生产率抵消了增加的工资成本后仍有结余。
e.g. The move is designed to help offset the shortfall in world oil supplies caused by the UN embargo.
此举旨在缓解联合国禁运所造成的世界石油供应短缺的局面。

1. 位移：大的I/O对从基于主机的stipe获得更好的带宽而言也是很重要的,因为他们将会被基于srtipe的toplogy打散成更小的大小. 在linux系统上,这个隐藏扇区的多少取决于boot loader和/或磁盘管理软件,但63个扇区是一个最常遇到的情况. 对于VMware,位移(offset)是63.

2. 偏置：
偏置(Offset)是指车轮装上车胎后,车胎的纵向断面中心线与车轮和车轴相接的平面之距离.若车胎的中心线是位于相接平面之外,我们将它定义为负偏置.一般来说FR车会用负偏置,而FF则多用正偏置.车轮的Offset定义虽然是由车胎中心线至相接平面,