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haarukoida — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bracket noun A support fixed to a wall or frame that holds up a shelf or other object.
  • fork noun A pronged utensil used for eating or serving food.
  • straddle verb To sit or stand with one leg on each side of something.

Senses

haarukoida is used for these senses in English:

  • bracket (photography) To take multiple images of the same subject, using a range of exposure settings, in order to help ensure that a satisfactory image is obtained.
  • fork (transitive) To move with a fork (as hay or food).
  • straddle (military) To fire successive artillery shots in front of and behind of a target, especially in order to determine its range (the term "bracket" is often used instead).

bracket — full definition

  1. noun A support fixed to a wall or frame that holds up a shelf or other object.
  2. noun One of a pair of punctuation marks — such as ( ) or [ ] — used to enclose extra information or set apart a section of text or a mathematical expression.
  3. noun A category or range that something falls into, especially for income, age, or a tournament.
  4. verb To group things together as belonging to the same category.

fork — full definition

  1. noun A pronged utensil used for eating or serving food.
  2. noun A point where a road, path, or river splits into two directions.
  3. noun A separate version of a software project or dataset created from an existing one.
  4. verb To split into two or more branches or directions.

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