loading
(noun) the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.; “the loading took 2 hours”
cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment
(noun) goods carried by a large vehicle
load, loading, burden
(noun) weight to be borne or conveyed
load, loading
(noun) a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; “the system broke down under excessive loads”
loading
(noun) the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift
Source: WordNet® 3.1
loading (countable and uncountable, plural loadings)
(countable, uncountable) The process by which something is loaded.
(countable) A load, especially in the engineering and electrical engineering senses of force exerted, or electrical current or power supplied.
(Australia, industrial relations, countable) A hourly pay rate given to a casual employee which is higher than the equivalent full-time or part-time employee's rate, usually paid to compensate for a lack of benefits such as sick leave or annual leave.
A weighting or bias.
• eager loading
• lazy loading
• preloading
loading
present participle of load
• digonal
Source: Wiktionary
Load"ing, n.
1. The act of putting a load on or into.
2. A load; cargo; burden. Shak.
Load, n. Etym: [OE. lode load, way; properly the same word as lode, but confused with lade, load, v. See Lade, Lead, v., Lode.]
1. A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight; as, a heavy load. He might such a load To town with his ass carry. Gower.
2. The quantity which can be carried or drawn in some specified way; the contents of a cart, barrow, or vessel; that which will constitute a cargo; lading.
3. That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or spirits; as, a load of care. " A . . . load of guilt." Ray. " Our life's a load." Dryden.
4. A particular measure for certain articles, being as much as may be carried at one time by the conveyance commonly used for the article measured; as, a load of wood; a load of hay; specifically, five quarters.
5. The charge of a firearm; as, a load of powder.
6. Weight or violence of blows. [Obs.] Milton.
7. (Mach.)
Definition: The work done by a steam engine or other prime mover when working. Load line, or Load water line (Naut.), the line on the outside of a vessel indicating the depth to which it sinks in the water when loaded.
Syn.
– Burden; lading; weight; cargo. See Burden.
Load, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Loading. Loaden is obsolete, and laden belongs to lade.]
1. To lay a load or burden on or in, as on a horse or in a cart; to charge with a load, as a gun; to furnish with a lading or cargo, as a ship; hence, to add weight to, so as to oppress or embarrass; to heap upon. I strive all in vain to load the cart. Gascoigne. I have loaden me with many spoils. Shak. Those honors deep and broad, wherewith Your majesty loads our house. Shak.
2. To adulterate or drug; as, to load wine. [Cant]
3. To magnetize.[Obs.] Prior. Loaded dice, dice with one side made heavier than the others, so that the number on the opposite side will come up oftenest.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
