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Grounding airplanes to cover your butt would never have let Orville or Wilbur change the world. We would still be spending weeks to cross the Atlantic to do business in London.
Gordon Bethune

Meaning of "grounding" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GROUNDING

grounding  [ˈɡraʊndɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GROUNDING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grounding 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 GROUNDING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Grounding

Grounding or grounded may refer to: ▪ Ground ▪ Grounding, about the collapse of the airline Swissair ▪ Grounding, restrictions placed on movement or privileges ▪ Symbol grounding, a problem in cognition and artificial intelligence ▪ "Grounded", from the 1990 album And the Horse They Rode in On by Soul Asylum ▪ Ship grounding, a type of marine accident ▪ Grounding in communication, about common ground ▪ Groundings, an undergraduate interdisciplinary journal in the humanities, arts & social sciences ▪ Intentional grounding, American Football term...

Definition of grounding in the English dictionary

The definition of grounding in the dictionary is a basic knowledge of or training in a subject.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GROUNDING


astounding
əˈstaʊndɪŋ
big-sounding
ˈbɪɡˌsaʊndɪŋ
binding
ˈbaɪndɪŋ
brassfounding
ˈbrɑːsˌfaʊndɪŋ
compounding
ˈkɒmpaʊndɪŋ
ending
ˈɛndɪŋ
finding
ˈfaɪndɪŋ
founding
ˈfaʊndɪŋ
odd-sounding
ˈɒdˌsaʊndɪŋ
outstanding
ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ
pending
ˈpɛndɪŋ
pounding
ˈpaʊndɪŋ
queer-sounding
ˈkwɪəˌsaʊndɪŋ
resounding
rɪˈzaʊndɪŋ
rounding
ˈraʊndɪŋ
sounding
ˈsaʊndɪŋ
spending
ˈspendɪŋ
standing
ˈstændɪŋ
surrounding
səˈraʊndɪŋ
understanding
ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GROUNDING

groundage
groundbait
groundbreaker
groundburst
grounded
groundedly
grounder
groundfish
groundhog
Groundhog Day
groundless
groundlessly
groundlessness
groundling
groundman
groundmass
groundnut
groundnut oil
groundout
groundplot

WORDS THAT END LIKE GROUNDING

according
ascending
banding
bonding
branding
commanding
crowdfunding
defending
demanding
descending
expanding
funding
grinding
landing
lending
long-standing
mending
never-ending
notwithstanding
vending
winding

Synonyms and antonyms of grounding in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GROUNDING»

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

Translation of «grounding» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GROUNDING

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

Translator English - Chinese

基础训练
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

conocimientos básicos
570 millions of speakers

English

grounding
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्राउंडिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التأريض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заземление
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

conhecimentos básicos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভিত্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

connaissances de base
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembumian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grundwissen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

基礎知識
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기초 지식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grounding
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தரைக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्राउंडिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

topraklama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

basi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uziemienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заземлення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

împământare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γείωσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grundstötning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jording
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grounding

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GROUNDING»

The term «grounding» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.399 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GROUNDING» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «GROUNDING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word grounding.
1
Viswanathan Anand
Things like the financial markets - a proper grounding in mathematics could help the common man. I believe that if people are more familiar with mathematical concepts... it can help deal with modern life, which is increasingly complex.
2
James Bay
Some of my songs are about the feeling you belong somewhere else. But there's also something grounding about coming from a small town.
3
Gordon Bethune
Grounding airplanes to cover your butt would never have let Orville or Wilbur change the world. We would still be spending weeks to cross the Atlantic to do business in London.
4
Gisele Bundchen
When you come from a big family, you see that, growing up, you're learning how to share. Your sisters have got your back; you're not alone in this - 'We all support you!' Your family provides that; it gives you a sense of safety, and it's a very grounding feeling.
5
Alan Cumming
My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me I was worthless. I think that's a good grounding for a balanced life.
6
William A. Dembski
The problem of good as it faces the atheist is this: Nature, which is the nuts-and-bolts reality for the atheist, has no values and thus can offer no grounding for good and evil. Values on the atheist view are subjective and contingent.
7
James Dyson
I'm not into politics but I am committed to a cause: ensuring design technology and engineering stays on the U.K. curriculum, alongside science and maths - grounding abstract theory, merging the practical with the academic.
8
Jennifer Ellison
Ballet is such a disciplined craft and it has given me a good grounding.
9
John Glover
Putting your hands in the earth is very grounding, if you'll excuse the pun.
10
Daniel Goldstein
Psychology, unlike chemistry, unlike algebra, unlike literature, is an owner's manual for your own mind. It's a guide to life. What could be more important than grounding young people in the scientific information that they need to live happy, healthy, productive lives? To have good relationships?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GROUNDING»

Discover the use of grounding in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grounding and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Grounds for Grounding: A Circuit to System Handbook
The first book to cover grounding from the circuit to system and across the entire spectrum of applications Grounds for Grounding provides a complete and thorough approach to the subject of designing electrical and electronic circuits and ...
Elya B. Joffe, Kai-Sang Lock, 2011
2
Grounding: The Epistemic Footing of Deixis and Reference
This compilation of invited contributions, gathering an international collection of cognitive and functional linguists, offers an outline of original empirical work carried out in grounding theory.
Frank Brisard, 2002
3
Practical Grounding, Bonding, Shielding and Surge Protection
This book will allow you to gain practical skills and know-how in grounding, bonding, lightning & surge protection.
G Vijayaraghavan, Mark Brown, Malcolm Barnes, 2004
4
Grounding Cognition: The Role of Perception and Action in ...
Finally, language itself can be shown to be grounded in sensorimotor processes. This book brings together theoretical arguments and empirical evidence from several key researchers in this field to support this framework.
Diane Pecher, Rolf A. Zwaan, 2005
5
Grounding Human Rights in a Pluralist World
In Grounding Human Rights in a Pluralist World, Grace Kao critically examines the strengths and weaknesses of these contending interpretations while also exploring the political liberalism of John Rawls and the Capability Approach as ...
Grace Y. Kao, 2011
6
Power System Grounding and Transients: An Introduction
"This authoritative work presents detailed coverage of modern modeling and analysis techniques used in the design of electric power transmission systems -- emphasizing grounding and transients.
A.P. Sakis Meliopoulis, 1988
7
Metaphysical Grounding: Understanding the Structure of Reality
This anthology systematically investigates philosophical ideas about priority, and comprises original contributions on particular questions about priority and an introduction which provides a broader survey of the debate, addressing its ...
Fabrice Correia, Benjamin Schnieder, 2012
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Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals (Third Edition): ...
This expanded edition of James Ellington’s preeminent translation includes Ellington’s new translation of Kant’s essay “Of a Supposed Right to Lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns” in which Kant replies to one of the standard ...
Immanuel Kant, James Wesley Ellington, 1993
9
Grounding in English and Arabic News Discourse
The book will be invaluable to researchers and students of discourse, pragmatics, contrastive rhetoric, and communication. It will also be of interest to all those involved in translation and intercultural studies.
Esam N. Khalil, 2000
10
Symbol Grounding
The classical view of symbol grounding is that it is an individual process: a person or machine interacts with the environment and associates symbols with external experiences.This volume contains views from different disciplines ranging ...
Tony Belpaeme, Stephen John Cowley, Karl F. MacDorman, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GROUNDING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grounding is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pilot Makes Mistake, Master Conceals Grounding
The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch has released its report into the grounding of general cargo vessel Vectis Eagle citing errors of ... «The Maritime Executive, Jul 15»
2
Accountability questioned on boat grounding
It drifted about 41 nautical miles before grounding on the Rose Blanche Shoals the following day. Details were given leading up to eventual ... «Port aux Basques Gulf News, Jul 15»
3
BREAKING: Confirmed outage at the FAA tower, grounding several …
There is a confirmed outage at the FAA tower, grounding several flights at CVG. FOX19 NOW will continue to update you on further details. «WXIX, Jul 15»
4
Bash for gallery owner flies, even with guest's grounding
The conversation continued without Katherine Degn. The guest of honor was stuck on the tarmac at Chicago's O'Hare International on June 22. «NWAOnline, Jul 15»
5
New Hibs captain David Gray to draw on Man Utd grounding
Gray insists his appointment as the new club captain is a reflection of the grounding he had at United under Sir Alex Ferguson and mentor Gary ... «Deadline News, Jul 15»
6
How Much Will United Continental Grounding Cost?
The airline holding company blamed a "network connectivity issue" for the grounding and issued an apology to its customers "for any ... «Investopedia, Jul 15»
7
Industries New To China Need Grounding In The Lessons Of the …
Industries New To China Need Grounding In The Lessons Of the Past Too. By Dan Harris on July 10th, 2015 Posted in Basics of China Business Law, China ... «China Law Blog, Jul 15»
8
United Grounding Highlights Worries over Cyber Attacks
The highly automated and interconnected airline industry presents a particularly attractive target for cyber attacks, according to IATA. (Photo: ... «Aviation International News, Jul 15»
9
The curriculum does not allow a grounding in a range of topics
This is in arts: perhaps students in science courses come equipped with a thorough grounding in maths, physics, chemistry and biology; but I ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
10
United Airlines: Computer outage causes second major grounding
United Airlines: Computer outage causes second major grounding in two months. By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ and DAVID KOENIG Associated ... «Marin Independent Journal, Jul 15»

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