Blueprint — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something intended as a guide for making something else

photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc.

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kəpˌæsɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹʌnˈɛliə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹʌnˈɛliə/

2 syllables Say it as /kəpˌæsɪtˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

a blueprint for a house
a pattern for a skirt

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

design draft pattern draught

Parts of Speech

noun	something intended as a guide for making something else “a blueprint for a house”
noun	photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc.
verb	make a blueprint of

Word Forms

blueprint	verb	make a blueprint of
pattern	verb	plan or create according to a model or models
blueprint	noun	something intended as a guide for making something else
draft	noun	a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
drafting	noun	the craft of drawing blueprints

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Entwurf

etwas, das als Leitfaden für die Herstellung von etwas anderem gedacht ist

🇫🇷French

plan

quelque chose destiné à servir de guide pour créer autre chose

🇪🇸Spanish

cianotipo

algo destinado a ser una guía para hacer algo más

🇮🇹Italian

progetto

qualcosa inteso come guida per fare qualcos'altro

🇳🇱Dutch

blauwdruk

iets dat bedoeld is als leidraad voor het maken van iets anders

🇵🇹Portuguese

planta

algo que pretende ser um guia para fazer outra coisa

🇷🇺Russian

проект

что-то предназначенное в качестве руководства для создания чего-то другого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खाका

कुछ और बनाने के लिए एक मार्गदर्शक के रूप में अभिप्रेत है

🇧🇩Bengali

নীলনকশা

অন্য কিছু তৈরি করার জন্য একটি গাইড হিসাবে কিছু উদ্দেশ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

வரைபடம்

வேறொன்றை உருவாக்குவதற்கான வழிகாட்டியாக நோக்கம் கொண்ட ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

బ్లూప్రింట్

వేరొకదాన్ని తయారు చేయడానికి మార్గదర్శకంగా ఉద్దేశించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

ब्ल्यू प्रिंट

काहीतरी वेगळं बनवण्यासाठी मार्गदर्शक म्हणून हेतू

🇮🇳Gujarati

બ્લુ પ્રિન્ટ

કંઈક બીજું બનાવવા માટે માર્ગદર્શિકા તરીકે હેતુ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೀಲನಕ್ಷೆ

ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಲು ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶಿಯಾಗಿ ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബ്ലൂപ്രിൻ്റ്

മറ്റെന്തെങ്കിലും നിർമ്മിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള വഴികാട്ടിയായി ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചിട്ടുള്ള ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਲੂਪ੍ਰਿੰਟ

ਕੁਝ ਹੋਰ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਗਾਈਡ ਵਜੋਂ ਇਰਾਦਾ ਕੁਝ

🇵🇰Urdu

بلیو پرنٹ

کچھ اور بنانے کے لئے رہنما کے طور پر ارادہ کیا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蓝图

旨在作为制作其他东西的指南的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

青写真

何か他のものを作るためのガイドとして意図されたもの

🇰🇷Korean

청사진

다른 것을 만들기 위한 지침으로 의도된 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bản thiết kế

một cái gì đó dự định như một hướng dẫn để làm một cái gì đó khác

🇹🇭Thai

พิมพ์เขียว

บางสิ่งบางอย่างที่ตั้งใจไว้เป็นแนวทางในการทำอย่างอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

cetak biru

sesuatu yang dimaksudkan sebagai pedoman untuk membuat sesuatu yang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

plano

isang bagay na nilayon bilang gabay sa paggawa ng ibang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

pelan tindakan

sesuatu yang dimaksudkan sebagai panduan untuk membuat sesuatu yang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخطط

شيء مخصص كدليل لصنع شيء آخر

🇮🇷Persian

نقشه

چیزی که به عنوان راهنمایی برای ساختن چیز دیگری در نظر گرفته شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

plan

başka bir şey yapmak için rehber olması amaçlanan bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

תָכנִית אָב

משהו שנועד כמדריך להכנת משהו אחר

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The primary meaning of 'blueprint' is 'something intended as a guide for making something else'.

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Using 'blueprint' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'blueprint' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'blueprint' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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