loading adj : designed for use in loading e.g. cargo; "a loading dock"; "a loading chute is used to drive cattle into a truck or other conveyance" [syn: loading(a)] [ant: unloading]

1 weight to be borne or conveyed [syn: load, burden]

2 a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads" [syn: load]

3 the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift

4 goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: cargo, lading, freight, load, payload, shipment, consignment]

5 the labor of loading something; "the loading took 2 hours" [ant: unloading]

English

Verb

loading

1. present participle of load

Noun

1. The action of the verb to load.

   The loading of hazardous cargoes is not permitted.

2. A load, especially in the engineering and electrical engineering senses of force exerted, or electrical current or power supplied.

   I need to recheck the loadings on the external walls.

   The loading on the generators peaks during the early evening.

In telecommunication, the term loading means the insertion of impedance into a circuit to change the characteristics of the circuit.

The loading may be expressed as (a) the equivalent mean power and the peak power as a function of the number of voice channels or (b) the equivalent power of a multichannel complex or signal composite referred to zero transmission level point (0TLP).

See also

• Electric load
• Loading coil
• Electrical lengthening

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