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noun
1.
the act of a person or thing that loads.
3.
Electricity. the process of adding reactance to a telephone circuit, radio antenna, etc.
4.
Aeronautics. the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to engine power (power loading), wing span (span loading), or wing area (wing loading).
5.
Insurance. an addition to the net premium, to cover expenses and allow a margin for contingencies and profit.
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Loading
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noun
1.
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
2.
the quantity that can be or usually is carried at one time, as in a cart.
3.
this quantity taken as a unit of measure or weight or a discrete quantity (usually used in combination): carload; wagonload.
4.
the quantity borne or sustained by something; burden: a tree weighed down by its load of fruit.
5.
EXPANDthe weight supported by a structure or part.
6.
the amount of work assigned to or to be done by a person, team, department, machine, or mechanical system: a reasonable load of work.
7.
something that weighs down or oppresses like a burden; onus: Supporting her younger brothers has been a heavy load for her.
8.
loads, Informal. a great quantity or number: loads of fun; loads of people.
9.
the charge for a firearm.
10.
a commission charged to buyers of mutual-fund shares.
11.
Engineering. any of the forces that a structure is calculated to oppose, comprising any unmoving and unvarying force (dead load), any load from wind or earthquake, and any other moving or temporary force (live load).
12.
Electricity.
a.
the power delivered by a generator, motor, power station, or transformer.
b.
a device that receives power.
13.
Mechanics. the external resistance overcome by an engine, dynamo, or the like, under given conditions, measured and expressed in terms of the power required.
14.
Geology. the burden of sediment being carried by a stream or river. Compare bed load.
15.
COLLAPSESlang. a sufficient amount of liquor drunk to cause intoxication: He's got a load on tonight.
verb (used with object)
16.
to put a load on or in; fill: to load a ship.
17.
to supply abundantly, lavishly, or excessively with something (often followed by down): They loaded us down with gifts.
18.
to weigh down, burden, or oppress (often followed by down, with, on, etc.): to feel loaded down with responsibilities; to load oneself with obligations.
19.
to insert a charge, projectile, etc., into (a firearm).
20.
EXPANDto place (film, tape, etc.) into a camera or other device: He loaded the film into the camera.
21.
to place film, tape, etc., into (a camera or other device): How do you load this camera?
22.
to take on as a load: a ship loading coal.
23.
to add to the weight of, sometimes fraudulently: The silver candlesticks were loaded with lead.
24.
Insurance. to increase (the net premium) by adding charges, as for expenses.
25.
to add additional or prejudicial meaning to (a statement, question, etc.): The attorney kept loading his questions in the hope of getting the reply he wanted.
26.
to overcharge (a word, expression, etc.) with extraneous values of emotion, sentiment, or the like: emotion that loads any reference to home, flag, and mother.
27.
to weight (dice) so that they will always come to rest with particular faces upward.
28.
Baseball. to have or put runners at (first, second, and third bases): They loaded the bases with two out in the eighth inning.
29.
Fine Arts.
a.
to place a large amount of pigment on (a brush).
b.
to apply a thick layer of pigment to (a canvas).
30.
Metalworking.
a.
(of metal being deep-drawn) to become welded to (the drawing tool).
b.
(of material being ground) to fill the depressions in the surface of (a grinding wheel).
c.
(in powder metallurgy) to fill the cavity of (a die).
31.
Computers.
a.
to bring (a program or data) into main storage from external or auxiliary storage.
b.
to place (an input/output medium) into an appropriate device, as by inserting a disk into a disk drive.
32.
COLLAPSEElectricity. to add (a power-absorbing device) to an electric circuit.
verb (used without object)
33.
to put on or take on a load, as of passengers or goods: The bus usually loads at the side door.
34.
to load a firearm.
35.
to enter a carrier or conveyance (usually followed by into): The students loaded quickly into the buses.
36.
to become filled or occupied: The ship loaded with people in only 15 minutes.
adverb
Idioms37.
loads, Informal. very much; a great deal: Thanks loads. It would help loads if you sent some money.
38.
get a load of, Slang.
a.
to look at; notice; observe.
b.
to listen to with interest: Did you get a load of what she said?
39.
load the dice, to put someone or something in a advantageous or disadvantageous position; affect or influence the result: Lack of sufficient education loaded the dice against him as a candidate for the job.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English lode (noun); orig. the same word as lode (Old English lād way, course, carrying); senses influenced by lade
before 1000; Middle English lode (noun); orig. the same word as lode (Old English lād way, course, carrying); senses influenced by lade
Related forms
load·less, adjective
re·load, noun, verb
un·der·load, verb (used with object)
Synonyms
7. weight, encumbrance. Load, burden referred originally to something placed on a person or animal or put into a vehicle for conveyance. Both load and burden are still used in this literal sense, though burden only infrequently, except in such fixed phrases as beast of burden and a ship of 1500 tons burden (carrying capacity). Both words have come to be used figuratively to refer to duties, cares, etc., that are oppressively heavy, and this is now the main meaning of burden: You have taken a load off my mind. Some children are a burden. 16. lade. 18. weight, encumber.
7. weight, encumbrance. Load, burden referred originally to something placed on a person or animal or put into a vehicle for conveyance. Both load and burden are still used in this literal sense, though burden only infrequently, except in such fixed phrases as beast of burden and a ship of 1500 tons burden (carrying capacity). Both words have come to be used figuratively to refer to duties, cares, etc., that are oppressively heavy, and this is now the main meaning of burden: You have taken a load off my mind. Some children are a burden. 16. lade. 18. weight, encumber.
Antonyms
18. disburden.
18. disburden.
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| loading (ˈləʊdɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a load or burden; weight |
| 2. | See loading coil the addition of an inductance to electrical equipment, such as a transmission line or aerial, to improve its performance |
| 3. | an addition to an insurance premium to cover expenses, provide a safer profit margin, etc |
| 4. | 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) |
| 5. | psychol the correlation of a factor, such as a personality trait, with a performance score derived from a psychological test |
| 6. | material, such as china clay or size, added to paper, textiles, or similar materials to produce a smooth surface, increase weight, etc |
| 7. | (Austral), (NZ) a payment made in addition to a basic wage or salary to reward special skills, compensate for unfavourable conditions, etc |
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Word Origin & History
load
"that which is laid upon a person or beast, burden," early 13c., from O.E. lad "way, course, carrying," from P.Gmc. *laido (cf. O.H.G. leita, Ger. leite, O.N. leið "way, course"); related to O.E. lædan "to guide" (see lead (v.)). Sense shifted 13c. to supplant words
EXPANDbased on lade, to which it is not etymologically connected; original association with "guide" is preserved in lodestone (see lode). Meaning "amount customarily loaded at one time" is from late 14c. Figurative sense of "burden weighing on the mind, heart, or soul" is first attested 1590s. Meaning "amount of work" is from 1946. Colloquial loads "lots" is attested from c.1600. The verb is from 1495; of firearms from 1620s. To take one's load "drink one's fill" is from 1590s; hence slang loaded "drunk" (1886). In the sense of "rich," loaded is attested from 1910. Phrase take a load off one's feet "sit down, relax" is from 1945. Get a load of "take a look at" is Amer.Eng. colloquial, attested from 1929.
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load (lōd)
n.
A departure from normal body content, as of water, salt, or heat. A positive load is a quantity in excess of the normal; a negative load is a deficit.
loading load·ing (lō'dĭng)
n.
The administration of a substance for the purpose of testing metabolic function.
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loading
in communications technology, addition of inductance to an antenna or at periodic intervals to a transmission line to improve operating characteristics. Loading coils in telephone lines may be spaced as close as one mile. Counteracting the effects of capacitance, they make line impedance approach the equivalence of pure resistance
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