Auflager — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bearing noun A mechanical part that supports a moving component and reduces friction between surfaces.
- bed noun A piece of furniture for sleeping or resting on.
- ledger noun A book or record used to track financial transactions.
- pedestal noun The base that supports a column, statue, vase, or similar object.
Senses
Auflager is used for these senses in English:
- bearing (architecture, proscribed) The unsupported span.
- bed A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.
- ledger (construction) A board attached to a wall to provide support for attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof rafters) to a building.
- pedestal (architecture) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp.
bearing — full definition
- noun A mechanical part that supports a moving component and reduces friction between surfaces.
- noun A direction or angle measured relative to true north, used to describe position or heading.
- noun A person's posture, manner, or general demeanour.
- noun Relevance or connection to a matter.
bed — full definition
- noun A piece of furniture for sleeping or resting on.
- noun A plot of ground prepared for growing plants.
- noun The bottom of a body of water, such as a river or the sea.
- verb To place something in a supportive layer or setting; to embed.