Attributive use of the noun (‘setting spray’, ‘setting plaster’) warrants separate adjectival entry.
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Designed for, used in, or concerned with fixing, hardening, or arranging something. She finished her makeup with a setting spray.
Used attributively to describe something that causes or is undergoing the process of becoming fixed, hard, or established (e.g., 'setting compound').
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Causing or undergoing the process of becoming firm, fixed, or hard. Apply the setting plaster evenly across the wall.
settinggerundium / partizip präsens Used attributively to describe something that is currently descending or being placed, e.g., "the setting sun".
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Sinking below the horizon or otherwise moving downward; in the process of going down. We watched the setting sun paint the sky orange.
Causing or undergoing a process of becoming firm, solid, or fixed in place. Quick-setting cement is ideal for small repairs.
Becoming firm, fixed, or hard; hardening. Keep the mixture warm while the setting wax cools.
Chiefly British mining usage: to lease ground for mineral extraction.
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Chiefly mining, transitive: to lease (land or mineral rights) to miners under agreed conditions. The duchy regularly setts small plots to independent prospectors.