loading

load·ing  (ldng)

n.

1. A weight placed on something else; a burden.

2. A substance added to something else; a filler.

3. An addition to an insurance premium.

4. Electricity The addition of inductance to a transmission line to improve its transmission characteristics.

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loading [ˈləʊdɪŋ]

n

1. a load or burden; weight

2. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) the addition of an inductance to electrical equipment, such as a transmission line or aerial, to improve its performance See loading coil

3. (Business / Insurance) an addition to an insurance premium to cover expenses, provide a safer profit margin, etc.

4. (Engineering / Aeronautics) 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. (Psychology) Psychol the correlation of a factor, such as a personality trait, with a performance score derived from a psychological test

6. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) material, such as china clay or size, added to paper, textiles, or similar materials to produce a smooth surface, increase weight, etc.

7. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) Austral and 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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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	loading - weight to be borne or conveyed       load, burden burthen - a variant of `burden' dead load - a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself live load, superload - a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic millstone - any load that is difficult to carry overburden, overload - an excessive burden overload - an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power weight - an artifact that is heavy
	2.	loading - a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads" load indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity trainload - quantity that can be carried by a train
	3.	loading - the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) power loading - the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its engine power span loading - the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wingspan wing loading - the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wing area
	4.	loading - goods carried by a large vehicle     cargo, consignment, freight, lading, shipment, payload, load merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"
	5.	loading - the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.; "the loading took 2 hours" handling - manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something unloading - the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.

Translations

loading [ˈləʊdɪŋ]

A. N (Insurance) → sobreprima f

B. CPD loading bay, loading dock N → área m de carga y descarga

loading [ˈləʊdɪŋ] n → chargement m
loading bay n → aire f de chargement
loading ramp n → rampe f de chargement

loading:

loading bay

n → Ladeplatz m

loading bridge

n → Verladebrücke f; (Aviat) → Fluggastbrücke f