Bracket

Definitions

1. A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
2. Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.
3. A short crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.
4. The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage, supporting the trunnions.
5. Any of the characters “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, or the like, used in pairs to enclose parenthetic remarks, sections of mathematical expressions, etc.
   UK
6. “(” and “)” specifically, the other forms above requiring adjectives for disambiguation.
   UK
7. “[” and “]” specifically, as opposed to the other forms, which have their own technical names.
   US
8. A diagram of games in a tournament.
9. A prediction of the outcome of games in a tournament, used for betting purposes.
10. One of several ranges of numbers.
11. A pair of values that represent the smallest and largest elements of a range.
12. Typically of stationary weapons, the zone enclosed by one long and one short shot impact expected to be hit very accurately.
13. The small curved or angular corner formed by a serif and a stroke in a letter.
14. a mark cut into a stone by land surveyors to secure a bench.
    obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“To determine⟳ if your frame has this bottom bracket type⟳, look⟳ for a notched and possibly knurled lockring on the left side (the side without the chainrings).”

“Not only does the attachment on the tooth surface (called a bracket) allow⟳ the tooth to be moved vertically or tilted, but also a force⟳ couple can be generated by the interaction between the bracket and an archwire running through the bracket.”

“tax bracket, age bracket”

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