packing

pack·ing  (pkng)

n.

1. The act or process of one that packs.

2. The processing and packaging of manufactured products, especially food products.

3. A material used to prevent leakage or seepage, as around a pipe joint.

4.

a. The insertion of gauze or other material into a body cavity or wound for therapeutic purposes.

b. The material so used; a pack.

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packing [ˈpækɪŋ]

n

1.

a.  material used to cushion packed goods

b.  (as modifier) a packing needle

2. (Business / Commerce) the packaging of foodstuffs

3. (Medicine) Med

a.  the application of a medical pack

b.  gauze or other absorbent material for packing a wound

4. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing sheets of material, esp paper, used to cover the platen or impression cylinder of a letterpress machine

5. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) any substance or material used to make watertight or gastight joints, esp in a stuffing box

6. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) Engineering pieces of material of various thicknesses used to adjust the position of a component or machine before it is secured in its correct position or alignment

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	packing - any material used especially to protect something packing material, wadding material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" cardboard, composition board - a stiff moderately thick paper excelsior, wood shavings - thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing
	2.	packing - the enclosure of something in a package or box boxing enclosing, envelopment, inclosure, enclosure - the act of enclosing something inside something else bundling - the act of binding something into a bundle
	3.	packing - carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts" backpacking carry - the act of carrying something

Translations

packing [ˈpækɪŋ]

A. N

1. (Comm) (= product wrapping, act of packing) → embalaje m
see also postage

2. [of suitcase] to do one's packing → hacer la(s)maleta(s)

B. CPD packing case N → cajón m de embalaje
packing density N (Comput) → densidad f de compacidad
packing department N (for mail, transport) → departamento m de embalaje
packing house N → envasadora f
packing list N lista de lo que se va a meter o ya se ha metido en la maleta
packing plant N → envasadora f
packing slip N → hoja f de embalaje

packing [ˈpækɪŋ] n

(for goods) → emballage m

(= preparing luggage) to do one's packing → faire ses bagages
packing box n (mainly US) → caisse f d'emballage
packing case n → caisse f d'emballage

packing

n

(= act) (in suitcases) → Packen nt; (in factories etc) → Verpackung f; to do one’s packing → packen

(= material) → Verpackung f; (for leak) → Dichtung f

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packing:

packing case

n → Kiste f

packing house

n (US) → Abpackbetrieb m

packing list

n (Comm) → Packliste f

packing plant

n (US) = packing house

packing [ˈpækɪŋ] n

a. (of luggage) to do one's packing → fare le valigie or i bagagli

b. (material) → (materiale m da) imballaggio

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packing [ˈpækɪŋ] n

a. (of luggage) to do one's packing → fare le valigie or i bagagli

b. (material) → (materiale m da) imballaggio