Definitions of Bracket [ˈbræk ɪt]

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Definition of 'Bracket'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) bracket
a supporting piece, often

2.  bracket
a shelf or shelves so supported.

3.  bracket
a wall fixture for holding a lamp, clock, telephone, etc.

4.  bracket
Math.

5.  bracket
brackets, parentheses of various forms indicating that the enclosed quantity is to be treated as a unit.

6.  bracket
(loosely)

7.  bracket
a class, division, or grouping, as of persons in relation to their income or age.

8.  bracket
a projecting fixture for gas or electricity.

9.  bracket
gun range or elevation producing both shorts and overs on a target.

10. (v.t.) bracket
to furnish with or support by a bracket or brackets.

11.  bracket
to place within brackets.

12.  bracket
to associate, mention, or class together:
The problems were bracketed together.

13.  bracket
to place (gunshots) both beyond and short of a target.

14.  bracket
to photograph (additional shots) at exposure levels above and below the estimated correct exposure.

Etymology: (1570–80; earlier also brag(g)et (in architecture))

Definition of 'Bracket'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) bracket
a category falling within certain defined limits

Definition of 'Bracket'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) bracket
a group or category
a hotel in the upper price bracket

2. bracket
parenthesis
***a phrase in brackets

3. bracket
an object attached to a wall to support a shelf, etc.
***the brackets supporting the shelf

Definition of 'Bracket'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Bracket
an architectural member, plain or ornamental, projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling outside of the same; also, a decorative feature seeming to discharge such an office

2. (noun) Bracket
a piece or combination of pieces, usually triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or to strengthen angles

3. (noun) Bracket
a shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support

4. (noun) Bracket
the cheek or side of an ordnance carriage

5. (noun) Bracket
one of two characters [], used to inclose a reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded from a sentence, to indicate an interpolation, to rectify a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other purposes; -- called also crotchet

6. (noun) Bracket
a gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a wall, column, or the like

7. (verb) Bracket
to place within brackets; to connect by brackets; to furnish with brackets

Translation of 'Bracket'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (usually in plural) marks (eg ( ),
Afrikaans: hakie	Arabic: أقْواس	Bulgarian: скоба
Brazilian: parêntese	Czech: závorka	German: die Klammer
Danish: parentes	Greek: παρένθεση, αγκύλη, άγκιστ	Spanish: paréntesis, corchete
Estonian: sulg	Farsi: کروشه؛ براکت	Finnish: sulkeet
French: accolade(s)	Hebrew: סוֹגרָיִים	Hindi: कोष्ठक
Croatian: zagrada	Hungarian: zárójel	Indonesian: tanda kurung
Icelandic: svigi, hornklofi	Italian: parentesi	Japanese: 括弧
Korean: 각괄호	Lithuanian: skliausteliai	Latvian: iekavas
Malay: tanda kurungan	Dutch: haakje	Norwegian: (hake)parentes, klamme
Polish: nawias	Persian: کروشه؛ براکت	Pashto: ستنه یا مټه
Portuguese: parêntese	Romanian: paranteză; acoladă	Russian: скобки
Slovak: zátvorka	Slovenian: oklepaj	Serbian: zagrada
Swedish: parentes[tecken]	Thai: วงเล็บ	Turkish: parentez(işareti)
Taiwanese: 括號	Ukrainian: дужки	Urdu: قوسین ، بریکٹ ، خطوطِ وحد
Vietnamese: dấu ngoặc đơn	Chinese: 括号
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