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loading
[ loh-ding ]
noun
- the act of a person or thing that loads.
- Electricity. the process of adding reactance to a telephone circuit, radio antenna, etc.
- Aeronautics. the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to engine power power loading, wing span span loading, or wing area wing loading.
- Insurance. an addition to the net premium, to cover expenses and allow a margin for contingencies and profit.
loading
/ ˈəʊɪŋ /
noun
- a load or burden; weight
- the addition of an inductance to electrical equipment, such as a transmission line or aerial, to improve its performance See loading coil
- an addition to an insurance premium to cover expenses, provide a safer profit margin, etc
- the ratio of the gross weight of an aircraft to its engine power ( power loading ), wing area ( wing loading ), or some other parameter, or of the gross weight of a helicopter to its rotor disc area ( disc loading )
- psychol the correlation of a factor, such as a personality trait, with a performance score derived from a psychological test
- material, such as china clay or size, added to paper, textiles, or similar materials to produce a smooth surface, increase weight, etc
- a payment made in addition to a basic wage or salary to reward special skills, compensate for unfavourable conditions, etc
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Months later as Redick walked toward his car parked near the loading dock at Crypto.com Arena, he thought about the things it would take for his team to advance out of the first-round of the playoffs.
So, some of the expansion could be down to factories rushing out shipments to beat Trump's tariffs - a concept called "front loading".
“It’s so fluid and it’s changing every day,” she said while loading two toddlers in her car at a Target parking lot in a Milwaukee suburb.
Detaching the thousands of cells underneath and loading the batteries into metal drums could take up to two hours per car.
In the run-up to the collision, a call from the arriving helicopter was either not received or not heard by the pilot on the ground, who was loading passengers at the time.
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