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load-bear·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
load-bearing(a), supporting(a)adjective
capable of bearing a structural load
"a supporting wall"
Wiktionary
load-bearingnoun
The carrying of loads.
load-bearingadjective
Able to support a load.
Wikipedia
load-bearing
A load-bearing wall or bearing wall is a wall that is an active structural element of a building, which holds the weight of the elements above it, by conducting its weight to a foundation structure below it. Load-bearing walls are one of the earliest forms of construction. The development of the flying buttress in Gothic architecture allowed structures to maintain an open interior space, transferring more weight to the buttresses instead of to central bearing walls. In housing, load-bearing walls are most common in the light construction method known as "platform framing". In the birth of the skyscraper era, the concurrent rise of steel as a more suitable framing system first designed by William Le Baron Jenney, and the limitations of load-bearing construction in large buildings, led to a decline in the use of load-bearing walls in large-scale commercial structures.
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load-bearing
Load-bearing refers to the ability of a structure or material to support weight without collapsing. It often describes structural elements like walls, columns, or beams in a building or bridges, which are designed to carry and distribute loads safely to the ground or other supporting bases.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of load-bearing in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of load-bearing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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