BLUEPRINT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of blueprint in English

(Definition of blueprint from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of blueprint from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of blueprint from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of blueprint

blueprint
He has favored a blueprint for reform that includes a multitude of requirements for obtaining citizenship, including background checks and the payment of back taxes.
From ABC News
They were in a bad place at the end of last year, but he gave them the blueprint for how to be successful.
From ESPN
But in the past, shape memory materials have only been able to revert to one or two fixed blueprints.
From Gizmodo
But it's a blueprint, not a guarantee of success.
With no blueprint or pattern, they allow the carpets to develop organically as they go.
From NPR
They took a screen capture, blueprinted the thing, and built it.
From Wired
After forming the blueprint, the computer artists started the recreation.
From ABC News
But instead you have set us back further by creating a blueprint for bullying.
All it asked for was a special kind of blueprint.
While it won't look exactly the same on every woman, it all starts with the same blueprint: healthy hair, layers, and flattering highlights.
In one example, novice woodworkers would be guided by having blueprints projected on their materials that would update automatically as the project progressed.
From Wired
It brings together 180 gaming executives from all segments of the gaming ecosystem to develop a blueprint for the industry's expansion in 2016 and beyond.
You can't create a blueprint for the future.
Hundreds of engineers designed the chip over several years, and it represented a radical departure from typical single-graphics-chip, single-processor blueprints.
For example, novice woodworkers would be guided by having blueprints projected on their materials which would update automatically as the project progressed.
From Wired
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Translations of blueprint

in Chinese (Traditional)
藍圖, 早期計劃, 早期設計…
in Chinese (Simplified)
蓝图, 早期计划, 早期设计…
in Spanish
blueprint, copia de plano, plano…
in Portuguese
blueprint, planta, modelo…
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in Russian
proje, plan, ozalit kopya…
bleu [masculine], modèle, projet…
青写真(あおじゃしん)…
blauwdruk…
plán, nákres…
blåtryk…
rancangan…
พิมพ์เขียว…
bản kế hoạch…
projekt, plan…
planritning, utkast…
merangka tindak…
die Blaupause…
plantegning [masculine], plan, blåkopi…
детальний проект, план…
проект…
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