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bracing

bracing

1 6.7
A support added to a frame to keep it steady
  • noun
  • /ˈbreɪsɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : refuerzo
  • The engineers evaluated the bracing used to support the building's structure during the storm.

Examples

  • However, you do have that under the hood you can see some pretty extensive chassis bracing to try to add stiffness and help improve this car's handling capability.

  • So this type of bracing is called scalloped bracing.

  • Now, if you look in here, you can probably just see that it was attached just here as a bracing to help make it stronger.

  • We spent a day reviewing specifications for steel extrusions used as hull bracings in a projected carrier for the Navy.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Proper bracing is crucial in constructing a sturdy roof to withstand high winds.

  • The architectural plans included specific details about the bracing required for the new bridge design.

Synonyms

support
vsbracing
141 1.4

A thing that holds up weight, like a pillar

is used especially to stiffen or strengthen a framework rather than only hold weight
brace
vsbracing
85 4.0

A set of metal or clear parts fixed to teeth to make them straight

is limited to components that strengthen or stiffen building frameworks
prop
vsbracing
27 3.3

An object put under or against something to keep it from falling

is intended to strengthen or stiffen a framework rather than temporarily hold up parts
strut
vsbracing
  • Specialized
11 7.4

A bar of wood or metal that supports a structure

is used broadly to strengthen or stiffen frameworks, not only to resist compression
shoring
vsbracing
  • Specialized
3 7.4

Beams or props placed to support a building and stop it collapsing

is a structural component used to strengthen or stiffen frameworks not an emergency support action
1 4.0

A part that holds something and keeps it upright, like columns or a skeleton

is focused on strengthening or stiffening framework elements, not just carrying weight
stiffener
vsbracing
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A material that makes something stronger and stops it bending

focuses on strengthening or stiffening the overall framework rather than single parts
strengthener
vsbracing
  • Specialized
1 6.2

A thing you add to help something hold more weight

is a component used specifically to strengthen or stiffen a framework
structural member
vsbracing
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A part of a building, like a beam, that holds weight

is specifically about components that strengthen or stiffen frameworks rather than any load bearing part
raker
vsbracing
  • Specialized
8.5

A sloping support beam that helps hold up a roof

is a general component for stiffening frameworks rather than a specific sloping part
tie beam
vsbracing
  • Specialized
7.3

A long horizontal piece that stops two roof sides or walls spreading apart

is meant to strengthen frameworks generally rather than only prevent spreading
stemple
vsbracing
  • UK
9.9

A strong post that holds up a roof or wall, for example in a mine

is aimed at stiffening or strengthening frameworks rather than simply acting as a post

How Strong

girder
  • Specialized
14 5.0
strut
  • Specialized
11 7.4
bracing
  • Specialized
1 6.7
beam
104 2.7
tie
107 1.0

Surface Forms

bracing singular
bracings plural

Morphology

bracing = brace (transparent) = brace + ing

The noun refers straightforwardly to something that braces or stiffens a structure.

Etymology

Bracing comes from brace, which means a thing that holds or 'supports', like an 'arm' that keeps something steady and like the band in bracelet. So in building, 'bracing' are the parts that strengthen a frame and stop it from moving.