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| ::b. Phr. (SUPPORTATION). Obs. | | ::b. Phr. (SUPPORTATION). Obs. |
| ::c. [[Spiritual]] help; also subjectively, mental comfort. | | ::c. [[Spiritual]] help; also subjectively, mental comfort. |
− | ::d. Corroboration or substantiation (of a statement, principle, etc.); advocacy (of a proposal, [[motion]], etc.): chiefly in phr. in support of. | + | ::d. Corroboration or substantiation (of a [[statement]], principle, etc.); advocacy (of a proposal, [[motion]], etc.): chiefly in phr. in support of. |
| ::e. Mil. The action of supporting other troops. in support: acting as a second line. (Cf. 5b.) | | ::e. Mil. The action of supporting other troops. in support: acting as a second line. (Cf. 5b.) |
− | ::f. The provision or availability of services that enable something to fulfil its [[function]] or help to keep it operational. | + | ::f. The provision or availability of [[services]] that enable something to fulfill its [[[[function]]]] or help to keep it operational. |
| :2. Bearing or defraying of charge or expense. | | :2. Bearing or defraying of charge or expense. |
− | :3. a. The action of keeping from failing, exhaustion, or perishing; esp. the supplying of a living [[thing]] with what is necessary for subsistence; the maintenance of life. | + | :3. a. The action of keeping from failing, exhaustion, or perishing; esp. the supplying of a living [[thing]] with what is [[necessary]] for subsistence; the maintenance of life. |
− | ::b. The action of contributing to the success or maintaining the value of something. | + | ::b. The action of contributing to the success or maintaining the [[value]] of something. |
| :4. a. The action or fact of holding up, keeping from falling, or bearing the weight of something; the condition of being so supported. | | :4. a. The action or fact of holding up, keeping from falling, or bearing the weight of something; the condition of being so supported. |
| ::b. Sc. Law. The resting of the whole or part of a building or of a beam on the property of the servient tenement. | | ::b. Sc. Law. The resting of the whole or part of a building or of a beam on the property of the servient tenement. |
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| :b. Metaph. = SUBSTRATUM 1. (Cf. SUPPORT v. 8c.) Obs. rare. | | :b. Metaph. = SUBSTRATUM 1. (Cf. SUPPORT v. 8c.) Obs. rare. |
| :c. Photogr. The substance (as glass, [[paper]], etc.) which supports the sensitive film on which the image is produced. | | :c. Photogr. The substance (as glass, [[paper]], etc.) which supports the sensitive film on which the image is produced. |
− | :d. The solid substance or material on which a [[painting]] is executed. | + | :d. The solid substance or [[material]] on which a [[painting]] is executed. |
| :8. Math. The smallest closed set of elements outside which a given [[function]] or mapping is zero. | | :8. Math. The smallest closed set of elements outside which a given [[function]] or mapping is zero. |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |