Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [brak-i-ting]
- /ˈbræk ɪ tɪŋ/
- /ˈbræk.ɪt/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [brak-i-ting]
- /ˈbræk ɪ tɪŋ/
Definitions of bracketing word
- noun bracketing a set of brackets 3
- noun bracketing a technique in which a series of test pictures are taken at different exposure levels in order to obtain the optimum exposure 3
- noun bracketing a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc. 1
- noun bracketing a shelf or shelves so supported. 1
- noun bracketing Also called square bracket. one of two marks [ or ] used in writing or printing to enclose parenthetical matter, interpolations, etc. 1
- noun bracketing Mathematics. brackets, parentheses of various forms indicating that the enclosed quantity is to be treated as a unit. (loosely) vinculum (def 2). Informal. an expression or formula between a pair of brackets. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of bracketing
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; bracket + -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bracketing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bracketing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bracketing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bracketing
verb bracketing
- join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- correlate — If one thing correlates with another, there is a close similarity or connection between them, often because one thing causes the other. You can also say that two things correlate.
- relate — to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- mix — to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
Antonyms for bracketing
verb bracketing
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- dissociate — to sever the association of (oneself); separate: He tried to dissociate himself from the bigotry in his past.
- detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with b
- Words starting with br
- Words starting with bra
- Words starting with brac
- Words starting with brack
- Words starting with bracke
- Words starting with bracket
- Words starting with bracketi
- Words starting with bracketin
- Words starting with bracketing