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bracket
[brak-it]
noun
a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc.
a shelf or shelves so supported.
a square bracket or a curly bracket.
Mathematics.
brackets, parentheses of various forms indicating that the enclosed quantity is to be treated as a unit.
(loosely) vinculum.
Informal.an expression or formula between a pair of brackets.
a grouping of people based on the amount of their income.
the low-income bracket.
a class; grouping; classification.
She travels in a different social bracket.
Sports.a diagram that tracks the process of elimination among sequentially paired opponents in a tournament.
Architecture.
any horizontally projecting support for an overhanging weight, as a corbel, cantilever, or console.
any of a series of fancifully shaped false consoles beneath an ornamental cornice.
(on a staircase) an ornamental piece filling the angle between a riser and its tread.
Shipbuilding.
a flat plate, usually triangular with a flange on one edge, used to unite and reinforce the junction between two flat members or surfaces meeting at an angle.
any member for reinforcing the angle between two members or surfaces.
a projecting fixture for gas or electricity.
Gunnery.range or elevation producing both shorts and overs on a target.
verb (used with object)
to furnish with or support by a bracket or brackets.
to place within brackets; couple with a brace.
to associate, mention, or class together.
Gossip columnists often bracket them together, so a wedding may be imminent.
Gunnery.to place (shots) both beyond and short of a target.
Photography.to take (additional shots) at exposure levels above and below the estimated correct exposure.
bracket
/ ˈæɪ /
noun
an L-shaped or other support fixed to a wall to hold a shelf, etc
one or more wall shelves carried on brackets
architect a support projecting from the side of a wall or other structure See also corbel ancon console 2
Also called: square bracket.either of a pair of characters, [ ], used to enclose a section of writing or printing to separate it from the main text
a general name for parenthesis square bracket brace
a group or category falling within or between certain defined limits
the lower income bracket
the distance between two preliminary shots of artillery fire in range-finding
a skating figure consisting of two arcs meeting at a point, tracing the shape ⋎
verb
to fix or support by means of a bracket or brackets
to put (written or printed matter) in brackets, esp as being irrelevant, spurious, or bearing a separate relationship of some kind to the rest of the text
to couple or join (two lines of text, etc) with a brace
(often foll by with) to group or class together
to bracket Marx with the philosophers
to adjust (artillery fire) until the target is hit
Other Word Forms
- unbracketed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of bracket1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bracket1
Example Sentences
El Modena is seeded No. 1 in Division 1 softball and won’t play until Thursday with only five teams in the bracket.
Customers pay anything from £3.20 for a plain croissant to £4.50 for "limited edition" bakes - prices which David accepts are outside of the bracket of "everyday products".
With the victory, USC advances to the winner’s bracket where it will face the winner of tonight’s matchup between Saint Mary’s and regional host Oregon State, the No. 8 national seed.
In the survey, the most common price bracket for an hour lesson was £36 to £40 per hour.
It suggested extending the freeze on the threshold at which the 45% tax rate is paid to include more people in the higher bracket and scrapping the tax-free allowance on dividends.
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