What does "loading" mean?
The process by which something is loaded.
Loading
/ˈloʊ.dɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The process by which something is loaded.
- Grammar: loading is listed as noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: burden, load, allocation, applied-load related.
- Useful contrasts: debarkation, discharge, discharges.
- Usage evidence: The man is loading the moving truck on his own.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process by which something is loaded. countable, uncountable
"The loading of hazardous cargoes is not permitted."
- 2 the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc. wordnet
- 3 A load, especially in the engineering and electrical engineering senses of force exerted, or electrical current or power supplied. countable
"I need to recheck the loadings on the external walls."
- 4 goods carried by a large vehicle wordnet
- 5 An 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. Australia, countable
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- 6 weight to be borne or conveyed wordnet
- 7 A weighting or bias. countable, uncountable
"We may note with some surprise that the hysteria scale has a positive loading on this factor, i.e. is situated towards the normal rather than the neurotic end."
- 8 a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time wordnet
- 9 the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of load form-of, gerund, participle, present
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"The man is loading the moving truck on his own."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "loading"?
Common synonyms include: burden, load, allocation, applied-load related, assignment, bale.
How do you use "loading" in a sentence?
The man is loading the moving truck on his own.
How do you pronounce "loading"?
Pronounced /ˈloʊ.dɪŋ/.
Etymology
By surface analysis, load + -ing.