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# layout

noun (a layout, layouts)

«layout» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A layout is the way the parts of something are arranged, such as the rooms in a house, the streets in a town or the shops in a mall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layout/#m1)
2. A layout is also the way words and pictures are arranged on a page or screen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layout/#m2)
3. A keyboard layout is the order of the letters on the keys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layout/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school it is used for planning posters, newspapers and web pages, for maps and floor plans in maths, and in design and technology. Phrases: page layout, floor layout, keyboard layout.

### Examples

- The layout of the new school is easy to follow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layout/#x1)
- I changed the layout of my poster so the title is bigger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layout/#x2)
- The museum map shows the layout of every room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layout/#x3)
- Most English keyboards use the QWERTY layout. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layout/#x4)
- The layout of the town is like a grid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layout/#x5)
- The magazine has a bright, clear layout. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layout/#x6)
- We drew a layout of our dream bedroom on squared paper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layout/#x7)

### Note

Countable noun: a layout, layouts. It is one word. The verb is two words: «lay out» («Lay out the cards on the table»). Do not write «lay-out».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «layout» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layout/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«layout» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/layout.html) on Mova free.