Reading

of Read

The act of one who reads; perusal; also, printed or written matter to be read.

Study of books; literary scholarship; as, a man of extensive reading.

A lecture or prelection; public recital.

The way in which anything reads; force of a word or passage presented by a documentary authority; lection; version.

Manner of reciting, or acting a part, on the stage; way of rendering.

An observation read from the scale of a graduated instrument; as, the reading of a barometer.

Of or pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading.

Addicted to reading; as, a reading community.

the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company"

a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"

a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport"

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message; "his main reading was detective stories"; "suggestions for further reading"

a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"

a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading, it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart"