scenery hung at back of stage | a heavy, closely woven fabric |
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear | the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete |
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training | a tent made of canvas fabric |
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground | a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel |
information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem | an oil painting on canvas fabric |
extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured | an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people |
relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation | the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account |
the state of the environment in which a situation exists | |