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loading (iou)



loading noun. LME.
[from LOAD verb + -ING1.]
The action of LOAD verb. LME.
b. Medicine. The administration of a large amount, esp. a loading dose, of a substance. M20.
Journal of Neurochemistry No 5-hydroxytryptophan was detected in the brain after tryptophan loading.
The load or cargo of a vehicle, vessel, etc. Now rare. L15.
a. An amount added to an insurance premium to load it. M19.
b. Austral. An amount added to a basic wage or salary in recognition of some special factor. M20.
A substance used to load another; spec. in Paper-making, one added to modify the quality of the paper. L19.
Building & Engineering. The loads collectively that act on a structure or part of one. E20.
J. S. Foster Types of floor structure which impose an even distribution of loading on the wall.
The weight of an aircraft divided by its wing area (in full wing loading) or by the power of its engines (in full power loading). E20.
The maximum current or power that an electrical appliance is meant to take. M20.
Psychology. The extent to which a factor or variable contributes to or is correlated with some resultant quality or overall situation, usu. represented by a number arrived at by statistical analysis of test results. M20.
The concentration or amount of one substance in another. M20.
Nature An increase in the stratospheric dust loading.
The number of passengers carried by a vehicle or vessel. M20.
Railway World Apart from poor loadings on 6 September, patronage has been good.
Comb.: loading bay a bay or recess in a building where vehicles are loaded and unloaded; loading coil an inductance coil used in the loading of telephone lines or aerials; loading gauge (a) the maximum height and width allowed for railway vehicles to ensure adequate clearance through bridges and tunnels; (b) a device suspended over railway lines for checking the dimensions of rolling-stock; loading rod a ramrod; loading shovel a vehicle with a power-operated shovel for digging out material and carrying it short distances.