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Bracket

Noun

Definitionen

1.NounA fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
2.NounAny intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.
3.NounA short crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.
4.NounThe cheek or side of an ordnance carriage, supporting the trunnions.
5.NounAny of the characters “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, or the like, used in pairs to enclose parenthetic remarks, sections of mathematical expressions, etc. “(” and “)” specifically, the other forms above requiring adjectives for disambiguation. “[” and “]” specifically, as opposed to the other forms, which have their own technical names.
6.Noun“(” and “)” specifically, the other forms above requiring adjectives for disambiguation.
7.Noun“[” and “]” specifically, as opposed to the other forms, which have their own technical names.
8.NounA diagram of games in a tournament.
9.NounA prediction of the outcome of games in a tournament, used for betting purposes.
10.NounOne of several ranges of numbers.
"tax bracket, age bracket"
11.NounA pair of values that represent the smallest and largest elements of a range.
12.NounTypically of stationary weapons, the zone enclosed by one long and one short shot impact expected to be hit very accurately.
13.NounThe small curved or angular corner formed by a serif and a stroke in a letter.
14.Nouna mark cut into a stone by land surveyors to secure a bench.
15.VerbTo support by means of mechanical brackets.
16.VerbTo enclose in typographical brackets.
17.VerbTo bound on both sides, to surround, as enclosing with brackets.
18.VerbTo place in the same category.
"Because they didn’t have enough young boys for two full teams, they bracketed the seven-year-olds with the eight-year-olds."
19.VerbTo mark distinctly for special treatment.
20.VerbTo set aside, discount, ignore.
21.VerbTo gauge the range of a target by firing equally short and long of it and ranging the weapon between the two to achieve a very accurate hit.
22.VerbTo take multiple images of the same subject, using a range of exposure settings, in order to help ensure that a satisfactory image is obtained.
23.VerbIn the philosophical system of Edmund Husserl and his followers, to set aside metaphysical theories and existential questions concerning what is real in order to focus philosophical attention simply on the actual content of experience.
24.NounAlternative form of bragget (“drink made with ale and honey”).
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