bracket
/ˈbɹækɪt/
Frequency: 3.84 in modern English
Meaning
noun
Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.
noun
Any of the characters “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “ ”, or the like, used in pairs to enclose parenthetic remarks, sections of mathematical expressions, etc.
British usage
noun
Any of the characters “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “ ”, or the like, used in pairs to enclose parenthetic remarks, sections of mathematical expressions, etc.
American usage
noun
A diagram of games in a tournament.
noun
A prediction of the outcome of games in a tournament, used for betting purposes.
Example Sentences
- "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"
- "taxpayers in the $50,000 to $70,000 bracket"
- "Because they didn’t have enough young boys for two full teams, they bracketed the seven-year-olds with the eight-year-olds."
- "Some villain who knows nothing about it comes into it for money and so the labours of honest mediums get discounted. The public very naturally brackets them all together."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Usage
- British usage
- American usage
- Obsolete
- Uncountable
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Sports.