bracket

brack·et  (brkt)

n.

1.

a. A simple rigid structure in the shape of an L, one arm of which is fixed to a vertical surface, the other projecting horizontally to support a shelf or other weight.

b. A small shelf or shelves supported by such structures.

2. Architecture A decorative or weight-bearing structural unit, two sides of which form a right angle with one arm flush against a wall and the other flush beneath a projecting surface, such as eaves or a bay window.

3. A wall-anchored fixture for gas or electricity.

4.

a. A square bracket.

b. An angle bracket.

c. Mathematics See brace.

5. Chiefly British One of a pair of parentheses.

6. A classification or grouping, especially within a sequence of numbers or grades, as a category of incomes sharing the same tax rate.

7.

a. The distance between two impacting shells, the first aimed beyond a target and the second aimed short of it, used to determine the range for artillery fire.

b. The shells fired in such a manner.

tr.v. brack·et·ed, brack·et·ing, brack·ets

1. To furnish or support with a bracket or brackets.

2. To place within or as if within brackets.

3. To classify or group together.

4. To include or exclude by establishing specific boundaries.

5. To fire beyond and short of (a target) in order to determine artillery range.

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[Possibly French braguette, codpiece, diminutive of brague, breeches, from Old Provençal braga, from Latin brcae, from Gaulish brca, leg covering.]

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bracket

Noun

1. a pair of characters, [ ], ( ), or { }, used to enclose a section of writing or printing

2. a group or category falling within certain defined limits: the lower income bracket

3. an L-shaped or other support fixed to a wall to hold a shelf, etc.

Verb

[-eting, -eted]

1. to put (written or printed matter) in brackets

2. to group or class together [Latin braca breeches]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bracket - a category falling within certain defined limits set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" income bracket, income tax bracket, tax bracket - a category of taxpayers based on the amount of their income price bracket - a category of merchandise based on their price
	2.	bracket - either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material angle bracket punctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
	3.	bracket - either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material square bracket punctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
	4.	bracket - a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf) wall bracket angle iron, angle bracket - an L-shaped metal bracket console - an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture); "the bust of Napoleon stood on a console" corbel, truss - (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent) modillion - (architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice sconce - a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light shelf bracket - a bracket to support a shelf support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
Verb	1.	bracket - support with brackets; "bracket bookshelves" hold up, support, sustain, hold - be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"
	2.	bracket - place into brackets; "Please bracket this remark" bracket out edit, redact - prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"
	3.	bracket - classify or group group - arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?"

Translations

bracket [ˈbrækɪt] n (TECH) → soporte m; puntal m (= group); clase f; categoría;

(also: brace bracket) → soporte m; abrazadera;

(also: round bracket) → paréntesis m inv;

(gen): square bracket → corchete m

vt (fig) (also: bracket together) → agrupar;

income bracket → nivel m económico;

in brackets → entre paréntesis

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bracket [ˈbrækɪt] n (Tech) → tasseau m, support m (= group); classe f, tranche f;

(also: brace bracket) → accolade f;

(also: round bracket) → parenthèse f;

(also: square bracket) → crochet m

vt → mettre entre parenthèses (fig) (also: bracket together) → regrouper;

income bracket → tranche f des revenus;

in brackets → entre parenthèses or crochets

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bracket [ˈbrækɪt] n → Träger m;

(group, range) → Gruppe f;

(also: round bracket) → (runde) Klammer f;

(also: brace bracket) → geschweifte Klammer f;

(also: square bracket) → eckige Klammer f

vt (also: bracket together) → zusammenfassen;

(word, phrase) → einklammern;

income bracket → Einkommensgruppe f;

in brackets → in Klammern

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bracket [ˈbrækɪt] n (TECH) → mensola (= group); gruppo;

(TYP) → parentesi f inv

vt → mettere fra parentesi;

(fig) (also: bracket together) → mettere insieme;

in brackets → tra parentesi;

round/square brackets → parentesi tonde/quadre;

income bracket → fascia di reddito

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bracket

n bracket [ˈbrӕkit]

1 (usually in plural) marks (eg ( ), , < > etc) used to group together one or more words etc. hakie أقْواس скоба závorka parentes die Klammer παρένθεση, αγκύλη, άγκιστρο paréntesis, corchete sulg کروشه؛ براکت sulje accolade(s) סוֹגרָיִים कोष्ठक zagrada zárójel tanda kurung svigi, hornklofi parentesi 括弧 괄호 skliausteliai iekavas tanda kurungan haakje (hake)parentes, klamme nawias parêntese paranteză; acoladă скобки zátvorka oklepaj zagrada parentes[] วงเล็บ parentez(işareti) 括號 дужки قوسین ، بریکٹ ، خطوطِ وحدانی dấu ngoặc đơn 括号

2 a support for a shelf etc The shelf fell down because the brackets were not strong enough. klamp رَكيزَه، حَمّالَه подпора konzola, podpěra, držák hyldeknægt der Halter στήριγμα ραφιού soporte, puntal tugi بست؛ دیوارکوب kannatin support זָווִית किसी अलमारी इत्यादि के लिए समर्थन konzola konzol penyangga krappi, vinkill, knegti supporto 腕木 선반 받이 kronšteinas kronšteins pendakap steun vinkelformet støtte, knekt podpórka suporte suport кронштейн, опора konzola nosilec nosač konsol เหล็กฉาก köşebent, dirsek 托架 підпірка; кронштейн الماری یا شیلف کا سہارا ، دیوار گیری giá đỡ 托架

v – past tense, past participle ˈbracketed –

1 to enclose (words etc) by brackets. tussen hakies sit, groepeer يَضَعُ كَلِمَةُ بين أقواس слагам скоби dát do závorek sætte i parentes eingeklammert βάζω σε παρένθεση colocar entre paréntesis sulgudesse panema در کروشه قرار دادن panna sulkeisiin mettre entre crochets/parenthèses לַשִים בְּסוֹגְרָיִים कोष्ठ में बन्द करना staviti u zagradu zárójelbe tesz menempatkan dalam tanda kurung setja í sviga/hornklofa mettere fra parentesi 括弧に入れる 괄호로 묶다 suskliausti ieslēgt iekavās membubuh tussen haakjes zetten sette i parentes wziąć w nawias pôr entre parênteses a pune în paranteză заключать в скобки dať do zátvoriek postaviti med oklepaje staviti u zagradu sätta inom parentes ใส่วงเล็บ parentez içine almak 加括號 брати в дужки شامل کرنا đặt trong dấu ngoặc 加括号

2 (sometimes withtogether) to group together (similar or equal people or things). saamvoeg يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ، يُكاتِفُ групирам přiřadit do téže kategorie gruppere auf die gleiche Stufe stellen συγκατατάσσω, τοποθετώ στην ίδια ομάδα agrupar, poner juntos ühte punti panema دسته بندی کردن niputtaa yhteen dans la mettre même catégorie לְסָווֵג יָחַד एक जगह करना klasificirati zajedno összekapcsol mengelompokkan skipa í tiltekinn hóp/flokk raggruppare 類別する 같은 부류에 넣다 sugrupuoti pielīdzināt; sagrupēt memasukkan in a aa an adem noemen sammenstille, sidestille zgrupować agrupar a pune în aceeaşi categorie группировать priradiť k sebe postaviti v isto kategorijo grupisati gruppera, klassificera จัดกลุ่ม aynı kümeye koymak 歸類 ставити поруч مشابہ اشیاء یا لوگوں کو اکٹھا کرنا xếp loại 归类

bracket fungus

a round, flat fungus that grows out horizontally on the trunks of trees. فِطْرُ الأشْجار вид гъба choroš der Baumpilz είδος μύκητα που αναπτύσσεται σε κορμούς δέντρων agárico, garzo torik قارچ تاقچه ای kääpä polypore एक खास प्रकार की फुफुंद bukovača gyűrűgomba cendawan pohon sáldsveppur poliporo さるのこしかけ pintis piepe sejenis kulat biefstukzwam huba fungo bureţi гриб-трутовик choroš lesna goba vrsta gljivica ticka เห็ดรูปร่างกลมแบนที่ขึ้นตามลำต้นของต้นไม้ ağaç gövdesinde büyüyen mantar 簷狀菌，多孔菌 гриб-трутовик درختوں کی ایک نباتاتی بیماری nấm 檐状菌，多孔菌