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As always, we prepare for all sorts of contingencies. And the first few days of the flight up until docking on Day 3 are all spent really in the rendezvous because we launch at a time that puts us in an optimal position to catch up to station.
Linda M. Godwin

Meaning of "docking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOCKING

docking  [ˈdɒkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOCKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Docking is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOCKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of docking in the English dictionary

The first definition of docking in the dictionary is the act of mooring at a dock or being moored at a dock. Other definition of docking is a method which predicts the preferred orientation of one molecule to a second when bound to each other to form a stable complex. Docking is also the act of linking together in space.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOCKING


beta-blocking
ˈbiːtəˌblɒkɪŋ
blocking
ˈblɒkɪŋ
bluestocking
ˈbluːˌstɒkɪŋ
frocking
ˈfrɒkɪŋ
knocking
ˈnɒkɪŋ
locking
ˈlɒkɪŋ
mocking
ˈmɒkɪŋ
overclocking
ˌəʊvəˈklɒkɪŋ
rocking
ˈrɒkɪŋ
self-locking
ˌsɛlfˈlɒkɪŋ
self-mocking
ˌselfˈmɒkɪŋ
shocking
ˈʃɒkɪŋ
smocking
ˈsmɒkɪŋ
stocking
ˈstɒkɪŋ
tictocking
ˈtɪkˌtɒkɪŋ
twoccing
ˈtwɒkɪŋ
twocking
ˈtwɒkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOCKING

dock house
dock labourer
dock leaf
dock strike
dock-worker
dockage
docken
docker
docket
dockhand
docking station
dockisation
dockization
dockize
dockland
dockmaster
docks
dockside
dockwalloper
dockyard

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOCKING

attacking
backing
booking
checking
clicking
cracking
decking
fucking
hacking
kicking
lacking
licking
packing
picking
stacking
sucking
ticking
tracking
trafficking
trucking
wrecking

Synonyms and antonyms of docking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DOCKING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «docking» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of docking

Translation of «docking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOCKING

Find out the translation of docking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of docking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «docking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

对接
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

docking
570 millions of speakers

English

docking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डॉकिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لرسو السفن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

док
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acoplamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডকিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

accueil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dok
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Docking
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドッキング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도킹
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Docking
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

docking
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நறுக்குதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डॉकिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yerleştirme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

attracco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dokująca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

док
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

andocare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

docking
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

docking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dockning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

docking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of docking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOCKING»

The term «docking» is very widely used and occupies the 18.510 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOCKING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about docking

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2 QUOTES WITH «DOCKING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word docking.
1
Kevin A. Ford
Well, the coolest thing I have seen so far, in terms of, like, me being an astronaut and seeing something unusual, was the rendezvous, the docking of a Progress spaceship.
2
Linda M. Godwin
As always, we prepare for all sorts of contingencies. And the first few days of the flight up until docking on Day 3 are all spent really in the rendezvous because we launch at a time that puts us in an optimal position to catch up to station.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOCKING»

Discover the use of docking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to docking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Automated Rendezvous and Docking of Spacecraft
The definitive reference for space engineers on rendezvous and docking/berthing (RVD/B) related issues, this book answers key questions such as: How does the docking vehicle accurately approach the target spacecraft?
Wigbert Fehse, 2003
2
Managing Behaviour in the Primary School, Third Edition
The original edition of this book made accessible to primary school teachers and student teachers the means of putting many of the Elton Report's findings into practice.
Docking Jim, 2013
3
Yeast Heat Shock Protein 70 Ssa Family is Required for ...
Salivary Histatins are a family of small histidine-rich peptides with potent antifungal activity against Candida species and other pathogenic yeasts.
Xuewei (Serene). Li, 2006
4
Coaling, Docking, and Repairing Facilities of the Ports of ...
Particulars of docking and repairing facilities Date. 1897 1898 1898 Length. Over all. Feet. 145 260 198 313 180 Over blocks. Feet. 25.r> 200 Width at entrance. Depth on sill, H. W', ordin'y| springs. Feet. 250 180 13 45 Feet. 101 Particulars of  ...
United States. Office of Naval Intelligence, 1900
5
A deep sea docking station for ODYSSEY class autonomous ...
Under subcontract to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Sea Grant Autonomous Ocean Sampling Network (AOSN) program, engineers and researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) designed, fabricated and ...
M. Bowen, D. B. Peters, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1998
6
Dead Man Docking: A Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery
When the pre-launch party for their cruise is interrupted by the murders of the cruise line owner and two additional victims, Judith and Renie prowl the streets of San Francisco in a case that is complicated by two fellow travelers.
Mary Daheim, 2005
7
Apollo: The Definitive Sourcebook
REFINING THE DOCKING SYSTEM Since the specifications for the Apollo spacecraft had been drawn up prior to the decision to use lunar orbit rendezvous, the Block I was not equipped to operate in conjunction with the LEM. It lacked ...
Richard W. Orloff, David M. Harland, 2006
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Drug Design: Structure- and Ligand-Based Approaches
Cavasotto, C. N.; Orry, A. J. W. Ligand docking and structure- based virtual screening in drug discovery. Curr. Top. Med. Chem. 2007, 7, 1006–1014. 4. Zhong, S.; Macias, A. T.; MacKerell, A. D., Jr. Computational identification of inhibitors of ...
Kenneth M. Merz, Jr, Dagmar Ringe, Charles H. Reynolds, 2010
9
Probing the Boundaries of Molecular Docking with Decoys and ...
There are a plethora of computational tools available in the field of structure-based drug design that attempt to predict the complementarity and binding energetics of a ligand to a drug target of interest.
Alan P. Graves (III.), 2007
10
Customizing Scoring Functions in Molecular Docking
Wang, R., Y. Lu, and S. Wang, Comparative evaluation of 11 scoring functions for molecular docking. J Med Chem, 2003. 46(12): p. 2287-303. 56. Wang, R., L. Lai, and S. Wang, Further development and validation of empirical scoring ...
Tuan Anh Pham, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOCKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term docking is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Education fund can become solvent by docking borrowers' salaries …
KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) expects to recover some RM20 million monthly, or RM ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
2
iRoom's iBezel – New Generation iPad docking station.
With iRooms iBezel you decide where immediate access to your favorite controls is needed. Select your functions and set your quick access ... «Home Toys, Jul 15»
3
MARITIME MUSEUM BANS GOLDEN RULE FROM DOCKING
The reason for refusing the Golden Rule docking privileges is political. According to an article in the Lost Coast Outpost, the Maritime Museum's ... «East County Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Elite Dangerous Has a Docking Station Named After Leonard Nimoy
Elite Dangerous paid tribute to this legendary actor/writer/photographer/director by naming a docking station after him .Yes, there is a “Leonard ... «SegmentNext, Jul 15»
5
This is probably the slickest boat docking you'll ever see
In this amazing Norwegian video, a guy who looks kind of like Zach Galifianakis effortlessly slides into his slip — hands free — as a boater ... «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
6
Russia's International Space Station Resupply Chain Restored with …
The automated freighter, also designated M-28M, locked into the Russian segment's Pirs docking module at 3:11 a.m., EDT, where it was ... «Aviation Week, Jul 15»
7
Letter: Remembering Virginia Docking
My dear friend, Virginia Docking, honored all as first lady of Kansas during Gov. George Docking's administration. She gained respect and ... «Topeka Capital Journal, Jul 15»
8
Microsoft shares 3D printable designs for custom docking station for …
For some reason or another, members of the 3D printing community are often also hardcore gamers or professionals in high-tech situations. «3ders.org, Jul 15»
9
Letter: Destroying the Docking Building a bad decision
State government continues to make one bad decision after another. Destroying the Docking Building may well be one of the worst. No one ... «Topeka Capital Journal, Jul 15»
10
MSI vs. Alienware vs. D.I.Y. : External graphics cards solutions …
The GS30 Shadow comes with an external graphics card docking station. Using a full PCI Express 16x 3.0 interface at the back of the GS30, ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»

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