Associations to the word «Bracket»

BRACKET, noun. ​A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.

BRACKET, noun. (engineering) Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.

BRACKET, noun. (nautical) A short crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.

BRACKET, noun. (military) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage.

BRACKET, noun. Any of the characters "(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}", and, in the area of computer languages, "<" and ">".

BRACKET, noun. "(" and ")" specifically, the other forms above requiring adjectives for disambiguation.

BRACKET, noun. (technical) "[" and "]" specifically - opposed to the other forms of which have their own technical names.

BRACKET, noun. (sports) Printed diagram of games in a tournament.

BRACKET, noun. (sports) Prediction of the outcome of games in a tournament, used for betting purposes.

BRACKET, noun. One of several ranges of numbers.

BRACKET, noun. (military) In artillery, the endangered region between two shell impacts (one long and one short). The next shell fired is likely to hit accurately.

BRACKET, verb. To bound on both sides, to surround as enclosing with brackets.

BRACKET, verb. To place in the same category.

BRACKET, verb. To mark distinctly for special treatment.

BRACKET, verb. To set aside, discount, ignore.

BRACKET, verb. (photography) To take multiple images of the same subject, using a range of exposure settings, in order to help ensure that a satisfactory image is obtained.

BRACKET, verb. (philosophy) (phenomenology) In the philosophical system of Edmund Husserl and his followers, to set aside metaphysical theories and existential questions concerning what is real in order to focus philosophical attention simply on the actual content of experience.

BRACKET CREEP, noun. (taxation) Increased taxation that arises when an inflation adjustment to a wage or salary pushes a taxpayer into a higher tax bracket (or, in a progressive taxation regime, further into a bracket).

BRACKET FUNGI, noun. Plural of bracket fungus

BRACKET FUNGUS, noun. Any of various fungi of the family Polyporaceae, whose fruiting bodies form on trees and resemble shelves.

BRACKET, noun. A category falling within certain defined limits.

BRACKET, noun. Either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material.

BRACKET, noun. Either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material.

BRACKET, noun. A support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf).

BRACKET, verb. Support with brackets; "bracket bookshelves".

BRACKET, verb. Place into brackets; "Please bracket this remark".

BRACKET, verb. Classify or group.