bracket
noun
- an architectural support projecting from a wall, as a corbel
- any angle-shaped support, esp. one in the form of a right triangle
- a wall shelf or shelves held up by brackets
- a wall fixture, as for a small electric lamp
- either of the pair of signs [ ], or sometimes < >, used to enclose a word or words inserted as for explanation, quantities to be taken as a single quantity, etc.
- the part of a classified, graded grouping that falls within specified limits: the $30,000 to $40,000 income bracket
- the interval between the ranges of two rounds of artillery fire, as one over and the other short of the target, used to find the correct range
- such a pair of rounds
transitive verb
- to provide or support with brackets
- to enclose within brackets
- to group, classify, or associate together: Grant and Lee are bracketed in history
- to establish a bracket for (an artillery target)
See bracket in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(brăkˈĭt)
nouna. 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.
- 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.
- A wall-anchored fixture for gas or electricity.
a. A square bracket.
b. An angle bracket.
c. Mathematics See
brace.
- Chiefly British One of a pair of parentheses.
- A classification or grouping, especially within a sequence of numbers or grades, as a category of incomes sharing the same tax rate.
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.
transitive verb brack·et·ed,
brack·et·ing,
brack·ets - To furnish or support with a bracket or brackets.
- To place within or as if within brackets.
- To classify or group together.
- To include or exclude by establishing specific boundaries.
- To fire beyond and short of (a target) in order to determine artillery range.
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