Definition of Loading

Babylon English Dictionary
act of a person or thing that loads; something loaded, burden
fill, burden, pack (with goods, cargo, etc.); overload, supply with an overly large amount; add weight to; put ammunition in a firearm; insert into; oppress, weigh down upon
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Glossary of Bookbinding Terms
In paper making, the addition of kaolin or similar substances to the pulp at the mixer stage, to give opacity and a receptive surface for printing.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Load
  
(n.)
The act of putting a load on or into.
  
(n.)
A load; cargo; burden.
  
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loading
\load"ing\, n.
1. the act of putting a load on or into.
2. a load; cargo; burden. [
loading
adj : designed for use in loading e.g. cargo; "a loading dock"; "a loading chute is used to drive cattle into a truck or other conveyance" [syn: loading(a) ]
[ant: unloading] n

1. weight to be borne or conveyed [syn: load, burden]


2. a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads" [syn: load]


3. the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift
4. goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: cargo, lading, freight, load, payload, shipment, consignment]


5. the labor of loading something; "the loading took 2 hours" [ant: unloading]


  similar words(6) 



 breech-loading 
 loading zone 
 loading dock 
 muzzle-loading 
 loading area 
 wing loading 
JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Beichiad = n. a bawling; a loading
Darlwythiad = n. a loading
Llwythiad = n. a burdening, a loading
Pyniol = a. burdening, loading
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Noun
1. weight to be borne or conveyed
(synonym) load, burden
(hypernym) weight
(hyponym) burthen
2. a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads"
(synonym) load
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(hyponym) trainload
3. the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift
(hypernym) ratio
(hyponym) power loading
4. goods carried by a large vehicle
(synonym) cargo, lading, freight, load, payload, shipment, consignment
(hypernym) merchandise, wares, product
5. the labor of loading something; "the loading took 2 hours"
(antonym) unloading
(hypernym) handling
(derivation) load

Adjective
1. designed for use in loading e.g. cargo; "a loading dock"; "a loading chute is used to drive cattle into a truck or other conveyance"
(synonym) loading(a)
(antonym) unloading

Noun
1. weight to be borne or conveyed
(synonym) loading, burden
(hypernym) weight
(hyponym) burthen
2. a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads"
(synonym) loading
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(hyponym) trainload
3. goods carried by a large vehicle
(synonym) cargo, lading, freight, loading, payload, shipment, consignment
(hypernym) merchandise, wares, product
4. an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate; "he got a load on and started a brawl"
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(classification) colloquialism
5. the power output of a generator or power plant
(hypernym) electrical power, electric power, wattage
6. an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
(synonym) burden, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus
(hypernym) concern, worry, headache, vexation
(hyponym) dead weight
7. a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
(synonym) lode
(hypernym) deposit, sedimentation, alluviation
(hyponym) mother lode, champion lode
8. the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
(synonym) warhead, payload
(hypernym) explosive
(hyponym) atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, thermonuclear warhead, nuke
(part-holonym) guided missile
(derivation) charge
9. electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
(hypernym) electrical device

Verb
1. fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"
(synonym) lade, laden, load up
(hypernym) fill, fill up, make full
(hyponym) pack, load down
(derivation) loading, burden
2. provide with munition; "He loaded his gun carefully"
(synonym) charge
(hypernym) fill, fill up, make full
(hyponym) recharge, reload
(derivation) warhead, payload
3. put (something) on a structure or conveyance; "load the bags onto the trucks"
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
(derivation) cargo, lading, freight, loading, payload, shipment, consignment
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Glossary of papermaking terms
Fine white pigment in the form of powder or slurry used to improve smoothness, opacity, brightness and dimensional stability of paper and board.
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DOD Dictionary of Military Terms
(*) The process of putting personnel, materiel, supplies and other freight on board ships, aircraft, trains, road vehicles, or other means of conveyance. See also embarkation.
  
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Telecommunication Standard Terms
1. The insertion of impedance into a circuit to change the characteristics of the circuit. (188 ) 2. In multichannel communications systems, the insertion of white noise or equivalent dummy traffic at a specified level to simulate system traffic and thus enable analysis of system performance. (188 ) 3. In telephone systems, the load, i.e. , power level, imposed by the busy hour traffic. Note 1: The loading may be expressed as (a) the equivalent mean power and the peak power as a function of the number of voice channels or (b) the equivalent power of a multichannel complex or signal composite referred to zero transmission level point (0TLP). Note 2: Loading is a function of the number of channels and the specified voice channel mean power. (188 )
EIA Energy Glossary
The amount of electric power delivered or required at any specific point or points on a system. The requirement originates at the energy-consuming equipment of the consumers.
Source: Energy Information Administration, 2006
Glossary of liquid chromatographic terms
The amount of stationary phase coated or bonded onto a solid suppon. In liquid-liquid chromatography, the milligram amount of liquid phase per gram of packing. In BPC the loading may be expressed in µmol/m2 or in %C. See Coverage.
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- Static variable in class java.awt.MediaTracker 
public static final int LOADING
Flag indicating some media is currently being loaded.See Also:  statusAll(boolean) , statusID(int, boolean)
Electronic Music Glossary
To transfer from one data storage medium to another. This is generally from disk to RAM memory or vice-versa, as opposed to saving from RAM to disk.
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In electrical transmission lines, the term loading means the insertion of impedance into a circuit to change the characteristics of the circuit.

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A loading screen is a picture shown by a computer program, often a video game, while the program is loading or initializing.

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The physical placing of cargo into carrier's container, or onto a vessel.
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Environmental Engineering (English ver.)
amount of a substance entering the environment (soil, water, or air).
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
loading; weighty
  
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