to bracket
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- verb
- /ˈbrækɪt/
:
fijar (a)
- If your camera does not have this feature, just bracket manually.
Examples
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I bracket one to two stops over and under the meter reading.
Academic text (1994) -
Oh, and then you install the thing on the bracket and then you bracket it in.
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And then once those are in place, we're going to place our bracket down and then we'll secure it with these two screws.
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My matrix meter did an excellent job, but for safety, I bracketed up and down a full stop.
Academic text (2004) -
You might consider bracketing up and down by one f-stop.
Academic text (2003) -
My camera does not automatically bracket, but I did shoot some of the icebergs and white scenes one-half to one stop over.
Academic text (1994) -
Make bracketed exposures when shots include deep shade, interiors, and night scenes.
Academic text (2001) -
Oil booms were used to bracket the dredge in basically the same manner to prevent the movement of potential floating petroleum hydrocarbons.
Academic text (1997) -
Turbidity screens were placed on either side of the dredge and repositioned to bracket the dredge at all times as it was advanced along the length of the canal.
Academic text (1997) -
To install the shelf, you need to bracket it firmly against the wall for support.
Synonyms
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To add a strong support against a wall to keep it standing
To make something strong and supported from below with extra beams
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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3.5
A group of people who earn about the same amount of money for tax or benefit rules
- Literature
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8.5
When inflation raises pay, people move into higher tax bands and pay more tax without getting richer
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Etymology
The word bracket comes from an old word brac- meaning 'arm', so to bracket something is to fasten a small 'arm' to it to give support.