layout C1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction Also spelled lay-out US /ˈleɪ.aʊt/ See IPA manual Freq #11474 Meanings 1 noun The way the parts of something are arranged within a space. The garden's layout was designed for easy access to all the plants. 2 noun The way text, pictures, and other elements are arranged on a page or screen. The magazine changed its page layout to look more modern. Thesaurus Word family Forms layouts Derived forms layoutingmultilayoutsublayout Related forms buildoutloadoutsetup Etymology Deverbal from lay out. Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # layout **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈleɪ.aʊt/ **Frequency rank:** 11474 ## Meanings 1. The way the parts of something are arranged within a space. 2. The way text, pictures, and other elements are arranged on a page or screen. ## Examples - The garden's layout was designed for easy access to all the plants. - The magazine changed its page layout to look more modern. ## Derived Forms - layouting - multilayout - sublayout ## Related Forms - buildout - loadout - setup ## Etymology Deverbal from lay out. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown