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PRONUNCIATION OF LOAD-BEARING

load-bearing  [ˈləʊdbeərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOAD-BEARING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Load-Bearing is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LOAD-BEARING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Load-bearing wall

A load-bearing wall is a wall that bears a load resting upon it by conducting its weight to a foundation structure. The materials most often used to construct load-bearing walls in large buildings are concrete, block, or brick. By contrast, a curtain wall provides no significant structural support beyond what is necessary to bear its own materials or conduct such loads to a load-bearing wall.

Definition of load-bearing in the English dictionary

The definition of load-bearing in the dictionary is bearing the weight that is carried by a structure.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOAD-BEARING


bearing
ˈbɛərɪŋ
carsharing
ˈkɑːˌʃeərɪŋ
catering
ˈkeɪtərɪŋ
considering
kənˈsɪdərɪŋ
covering
ˈkʌvərɪŋ
during
ˈdjʊərɪŋ
engineering
ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ
file-sharing
ˈfaɪlˌʃeərɪŋ
forbearing
fɔːˈbeərɪŋ
gathering
ˈɡæðərɪŋ
hearing
ˈhɪərɪŋ
manufacturing
ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃərɪŋ
monitoring
ˈmɒnɪtərɪŋ
nightfaring
ˈnaɪtˌfeərɪŋ
offering
ˈɒfərɪŋ
ridesharing
ˈraɪdʃeərɪŋ
soul-baring
ˈsəʊlˌbeərɪŋ
uncaring
ʌnˈkeərɪŋ
undaring
ʌnˈdeərɪŋ
wearing
ˈwɛərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOAD-BEARING

load
load displacement
load factor
load line
load shedding
load the dice
load-lugger
loaded
loaded question
loaden
loader
loading
loading bay
loading coil
loading ramp
loadmaster
loads
loadsamoney
loadspace
loadstar

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOAD-BEARING

ball bearing
Baring
bring
caring
child-bearing
child rearing
clearing
daring
endearing
file sharing
gearing
glaring
interest-bearing
overbearing
photo-sharing
roaring
shearing
soaring
sparing
staring
tearing

Synonyms and antonyms of load-bearing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «load-bearing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOAD-BEARING

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

Translator English - Chinese

承重
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de soporte de carga
570 millions of speakers

English

load-bearing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लोड असर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحاملة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Несущая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de suporte de carga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লোড জন্মদানে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

portance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Beban galas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tragend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

耐荷重
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하중
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Load-bearing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chịu lực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுமை தாங்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लोड-असर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yük taşıma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

portante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nośna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Несуча
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

portante
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φέροντες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lasdraende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lastbärande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bærende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of load-bearing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOAD-BEARING»

The term «load-bearing» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.482 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOAD-BEARING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about load-bearing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOAD-BEARING»

Discover the use of load-bearing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to load-bearing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Load Bearing Fibre Composites
Where practical, illustrations are chosen from key works and the source reference is given in the subtitle as in the first edition. As before, this book is directed toward upper-year university students and graduate students.
Michael R. Piggott, 2002
2
Home Improvement 1-2-3
PARTITION WALLS ARE INTERIOR WALLS THAT ARE NOT LOAD-BEARING. Partition walls have a single top plate. Any interior wall parallel to floor and ceiling joists is a partition wall. A wall perpendicular to the joists can be either a ...
Home Depot (Firm), 2003
3
Peterson's Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
The most simplistic way to discuss fixation schemes for fractures is to break them down into those fixation devices that are load-bearing and those that share the loads with the bone on each side of the fracture (load-sharing). Load-bearing ...
Michael Miloro, Peter Larsen, 2004
4
Principles of Home Inspection: Systems and Standards
Reinforce Load Bearing Studs back into a vertical position. Very often, the diagonal cut is nailed through to close the slot, which straightens out the stud. If you see this practice, make sure you're looking at a partition wall and not a load bearing ...
Carson Dunlop, 2003
5
Applied Structural Mechanics: Fundamentals of Elasticity, ...
Including Exercises
Hans Eschenauer, 1997
6
Flipping Houses For Dummies
Identifying. Load-Bearing. Walls. Before you take a sledgehammer to that nuisance of a wall, realize that it may store many surprises — electrical wiring, plumbing, and ductwork. In addition, that wall may be supporting the second story or the ...
Ralph R. Roberts, Joseph Kraynak, 2014
7
The Complete Photo Guide to Home Improvement: Over 1700 ...
The first step is to determine whether the wall you want to remove is load-bearing or non-load-bearing (see page 11). You'll also need to check for mechanical lines in the wall and decide whether the lines can be moved (see page 27).
‎2001
8
Reinforced Masonry Engineering Handbook: Clay and Concrete ...
Concrete masonry units for load bearing systems may be either concrete brick as specified by ASTM C 55, Specification for Concrete Building Brick or UBC Standard No. 21-3, Concrete Building Brick or hollow load bearing concrete masonry ...
James E. Amrhein, 1998
9
Residential Construction Academy: Plumbing
Other codes allow a load-bearing stud to be drilled 60 percent if the stud is double, but not more than two consecutive doubled studs can be drilled (Fig. 12- 16). Still other codes state that a maximum of 25 percent of a load-bearing stud and 40 ...
Michael A. Joyce, Michael D. Joyce, 2004
10
Architectural Drafting and Design
THE DIA. OF HOLES DRILLED IN JOIST SHALL NOT EXCEED 1/3 THE DEPTH OF THE JOIST. 8. PROVIDE DOUBLE JOIST UNDER AND PARALLEL TO LOAD - BEARING WALLS. 9. BLOCK ALL FLOOR JOIST AT SUPPORTED ENDS AND  ...
Alan Jefferis, David A. Madsen, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOAD-BEARING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term load-bearing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Monday's Morning Email: Reviewing The Iran Nuclear Deal
... details that aren't on domestic maps made around the same time, things like the precise width of roads, the load-bearing capacity of bridges, ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Singer-songwriter Mike Pritchard respected by many (PlayBill blog …
He went too far, and nearly rode off the load-bearing section of the stage. Thank God he didn't." Musician Mark Wallney said: "Music is Mike's ... «LubbockOnline.com, Jul 15»
3
Restored Maine barn filled with antiques preserves the past …
... door floods the interior at Barn on 26 Antiques in Gray. Buy Photo. Original whitewash is still visible on a load-bearing post at at Barn on 26. «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
4
High Performance Insulation Materials Market by Type and by …
LONDON, July 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- High performance insulation materials are the advanced materials that have high load-bearing capacity with high ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
5
Mercedes Gains the First-Ever Plastic Rear-Axle … - Design News
Engineers at German chemical and plastics giant BASF and ContiTech Vibration Control designed the load-bearing structural component from ... «DesignNews, Jul 15»
6
Earth Structures explains how rammed earth construction reduces …
Rammed earth walls are load-bearing, providing substantial bracing to buildings usually well in excess of most timber-framed houses. «Architecture and Design, Jul 15»
7
Daily Commercial News - First BONE structure set in Saskatoon
... recycled steel frame, which enables homeowners to have a reconfigurable open-space concept, without intermediate beams or load-bearing ... «Daily Commercial News, Jul 15»
8
Here's The Most Berkeley Photo Ever Taken | SportsGrid
And the substantial, load-bearing limbs are WAY up there, making it hard to see you should you succeed. In other words, pick your battles, ... «SportsGrid, Jul 15»
9
As a rate rise looms, time's running out for firms to rethink their …
It's very easy to install and doesn't even need a load-bearing wall. It's also very reliable because the mechanism is simple with few moving ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
10
Round house in the Outer Banks has an out-of-the-box approach …
Powerful gales buffeting the house either ricochet away, or the pressure transfers from exterior walls to the load-bearing supports in the center. «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»

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