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*I. The action of supporting. | *I. The action of supporting. | ||
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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 | + | ::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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− | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Support''''', follow [ | + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Support''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Support this link].</center> |
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*II. One who or that which supports. | *II. One who or that which supports. | ||
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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. | ||
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] |
Latest revision as of 22:47, 12 December 2020
- I. The action of supporting.
- 1. a. The action, or an act, of preventing a person from giving way, backing him up, or taking his part; assistance, countenance, backing.
- b. Phr. (SUPPORTATION). Obs.
- 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.
- 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 fulfill its [[function]] or help to keep it operational.
- 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.
- 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.
- b. Sc. Law. The resting of the whole or part of a building or of a beam on the property of the servient tenement.
- II. One who or that which supports.
- 5. a. A person or thing that upholds or sustains (in fig. senses); a supporter, ‘prop’, ‘stay’.
- b. Mil. (pl.) A supporting body of troops; the second line in a battle. (Cf. 1e.)
- c. Computing. Software or peripherals that are available for use with a particular computer.
- 6. a. That which supports life; supply of necessaries; means of livelihood or subsistence; formerly sometimes simply = food, provisions.
- b. One who or that which furnishes means of livelihood, or maintains a person or community.
- 7. a. Anything that holds up, or sustains the weight of, a body, or upon which it rests.
- 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.
- 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.