din
1
[ din ]
/ dɪn /
noun
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
verb (used with object), dinned, din·ning.
to assail with din.
to sound or utter with clamor or persistent repetition.
verb (used without object), dinned, din·ning.
to make a din.
Origin of din
1
before 900; Middle English
din(e) (noun), Old English
dyne, dynn; cognate with Old Norse
dynr ‘noise’, Old High German
tuni, Sanskrit
dhuni ‘roaring’
Definition for din (2 of 4)
din
2
[ din, deen ]
/ dɪn, din /
noun (used with a plural verb) Islam.
religion, especially the religious observances of a Muslim.
Also
deen
[deen] /din/.
Compare
ibada,
Pillars of Islam.
Origin of din
2
< Arabic
dīn ‘religion’ < Persian
dēn
Definition for din (3 of 4)
DIN
Photography.
a designation, originating in Germany, of the speed of a particular film emulsion.
Origin of DIN
< German
D(eutsche)
I(ndustrie)
N(ormen) ‘German industrial standards’ (later construed as
Das ist Norm ‘that is (the) standard’), registered mark of the German Institute for Standardization
Definition for din (4 of 4)
Din.
(in Serbia and Macedonia) dinar; dinars.
Example sentences from the Web for din
British Dictionary definitions for din (1 of 5)
din
1
/ (dɪn) /
noun
a loud discordant confused noise
verb dins, dinning or dinned
(tr usually foll by into)
to instil (into a person) by constant repetition
(tr)
to subject to a din
(intr)
to make a din
Word Origin for din
Old English
dynn; compare Old Norse
dynr, Old High German
tuni
British Dictionary definitions for din (2 of 5)
din
2
/ (dɪn) /
noun Judaism
a particular religious law; the halacha about something
the ruling of a Beth Din or religious court
Word Origin for din
from Hebrew, literally: judgment
British Dictionary definitions for din (3 of 5)
din
3
/ (diːn) /
noun
Islam
religion in general, esp the beliefs and obligations of Islam
Word Origin for din
Arabic, related to
dain debt
British Dictionary definitions for din (4 of 5)
DIN
/ (dɪn) /
noun
a formerly used logarithmic expression of the speed of a photographic film, plate, etc, given as –10log 10 E, where E is the exposure of a point 0.1 density units above the fog level; high-speed films have high numbers
Compare ISO rating
a system of standard plugs, sockets, and cables formerly used for interconnecting domestic audio and video equipment
Word Origin for DIN
C20: from German
D (
eutsche)
I (
ndustrie)
N (
orm) German Industry Standard
British Dictionary definitions for din (5 of 5)
Din.
abbreviation for
dinar