About The Word Bracket

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Bracket

Bracket Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Bracket?
[n] an L-shaped support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)
[n] either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material [n] a category falling within certain defined limits [v] classify or group [v] place into brackets; "Please bracket this remark" [v] support with brackets, as of shelves, for example Synonyms | Synonyms for Bracket: angle bracket | bracket out | square bracket Related Terms | Find terms related to Bracket: accouple | accumulate | advocate | agglutinate | ally | alpenstock | amass | analyze | apply | arm | articulate | assemble | associate | athletic supporter | back | backbone | backing | band | bandeau | bearer | bind | blood | bond | bra | brace | bracer | branch | brassiere | bridge | bridge over | buttress | cane | carrier | caste | category | cement | cervix | chain | clan | clap together | class | classification | classify | collate | collect | combine | comprise | concatenate | conglobulate | conjoin | conjugate | connect | console | contrast | copulate | corbel | correlate | corset | couple | couple up | cover | crook | crutch | decline | division | double-harness | double-team | draw a parallel | embrace | encompass | equate | estate | foundation garment | fulcrum | gather | girdle | glue | grade | group | grouping | guy | guywire | head | heading | hyphenate | identify | include | inflect | interrelate | jock | jockstrap | join | kin | knot | label | lay together | league | level | link | lump together | mainstay | maintainer | mark | marry | marshal | mass | mast | match | mate | merge | mobilize | neck | order | pair | pair off | parallel | parallelize | parenthesize | parse | piece together | pigeonhole | point | position | predicament | prop | punctuate | put together | race | rank | rating | reinforce | reinforcement | reinforcer | relate | relativize | rest | resting place | rigging | roll into one | rubric | section | sept | set | shelf | shoulder | shroud | solder | span | spine | splice | sprit | staff | standing rigging | station | status | stave | stay | stick | stick together | stiffener | strain | stratum | strengthener | subdivision | subgroup | suborder | support | supporter | sustainer | take in | tape | team | team up | tie | title | unify | unite | upholder | walking stick | wed | weld | yoke See Also | angle bracket | angle iron | console | corbel | edit | group | hold | hold up | income bracket | income tax bracket | modillion | price bracket | punctuation | punctuation mark | redact | set | shelf bracket | support | support | sustain | tax bracket | truss Bracket In Webster's Dictionary \Brack"et\, n. [Cf.OF. braguette codpiece, F. brayette,
Sp. bragueta, also a projecting mold in architecture; dim.
fr.L. bracae breeches; cf. also, OF. bracon beam, prop,
support; of unknown origin. Cf. {Breeches}.]
1. (Arch.) An architectural member, plain or ornamental,
projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling
outside of the same; also, a decorative feature seeming to
discharge such an office.
Note: This is the more general word. See {Brace},
{Cantalever}, {Console}, {Corbel}, {Strut}.
2. (Engin. & Mech.) A piece or combination of pieces, usually
triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened
to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or
to strengthen angles.
3. (Naut.) A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as
a support.
4. (Mil.) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage.
5. (Print.) One of two characters [], used to inclose a
reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded
from a sentence, to indicate an interpolation, to rectify
a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other
purposes; -- called also {crotchet}.
6. A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a
wall, column, or the like.
{Bracket light}, a gas fixture or a lamp attached to a wall,
column, etc.
\Brack"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bracketed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bracketing}] To place within brackets; to connect by brackets; to furnish with brackets. \Brack"et\, n. (Gunnery) A figure determined by firing a projectile beyond a target and another short of it, as a basis for ascertaining the proper elevation of the piece; -- only used in the phrase, to establish a bracket. After the bracket is established shots are fired with intermediate elevations until the exact range is obtained. In the United States navy it is called {fork}. \Brack"et\, v. t. (Gunnery) To shoot so as to establish a bracket for (an object). |
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