counting

1. 1

   A count.countableuncountable

2. 2

   The act by which something is counted.countableuncountable

   • The counting of the votes began immediately after the polls closed.
   • The machine is used for the counting of objects on a production line.

syn. numbering · citation · counting · numeration · telling

ant. miscounting

1. 1

   present participle and gerund of countform-ofgerundparticiple