bottoming

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of something that bottoms; the point at which something bottoms (in various senses).
    — In the course of this investigation, it was learned that the mean number of bottomings per second could be calculated theoretically […]
  2. A foundation (literal and figurative senses).
    — These and the like are the maine truths in your esteeme, which I conceive have no bottoming in the holy Scripture.
  3. Material used to line the bottom of something.
    — […] we were overtaken by a storm, and camped ten miles short of the ranch; we could afford to do this, as his wagon had a good tilt and a bottoming of straw.
  4. A substance used to prepare a material for dyeing.
    — Sumach is generally used as a bottoming when the metallic base or mordant is iron or tin, and for dyeing deep colours, such as blacks, reds, &c.
  5. Residue left at the bottom of something.
    — [His porridge] was, as usual, composed of the scraps and bottomings of bowls which had been left unfinished by the rest of the household.
  6. The contouring of the wooden seat of a chair. historical
    — A critical feature seems to be the subtle contouring of the seat known as its ‘bottoming’. This was hand carved […]
  7. The act of thoroughly cleaning something. UK,colloquial
    — Mag gave [the office] a “bottoming” once a week with carbolic soap and disinfectant […]
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of bottom form-of,gerund,participle,present

词形变化

bottomings plural
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