setting

Etymology

verb

1. present participle and gerund of set

noun

1. The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
2. The act of setting.
   the setting of the sun
   the setting, or hardening, of moist plaster of Paris
3. A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.
4. A level or placement that a knob or control is set to.
   the volume setting on a television
5. The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does.
6. Hunting with a setter.
7. Something set in, or inserted.
8. A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music).
   Schubert's setting of Goethe's poem
   Bach's setting of the Magnificat
9. The mounting of a play, etc., for the stage.
10. The direction of a current of wind.

adj

1. that disappears below the horizon
   the setting sun