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Definition: Dead Load |
Dead LoadNoun1. A constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Building & Civil Engineering | The permanent load of a body or structure inherent in its own weight and that of its fixtures(e. g. shingles on a roof truss), i. e. its dead weight. Source: European Union. (references) |
| The load acting on a structure, consisting of the weight of the structure itself and any other immovable loads that are constant in magnitude and permanently fixed to the structure. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| The weight of all permanent structural and nonstructural components of a building. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Finance | The permanent, inert weight of a building, exclusive of furniture and occupants. (references) |
Mining | The downward pressure on a structure caused by gravity only, such as the weight of a long string of drill rods suspended from the sheave in a drillderrick. Syn:static load. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: Dead Load |
| Specialty definitions using "dead load": dead loading ♦ steam winder ♦ WEIGHT ANALYST. (references) |
Expression using "dead load": dead load capacity. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
dead load | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "dead load"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | ngarkesë e vdekur. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | собствено тегло, постоянно тегло (deadweight). (various references) | |
Danish | statisk belastning (constant load, static load, steady load), egenvægt (dead loading, light displacement, light weight, tare, tare weight, unladen weight). (various references) | |
Dutch | dood gewicht (dead loading), statische belasting (constant load, static load, statical stressing, steady load), rustende belasting (constant load, permanent load, static load, steady load), eigen gewicht (dead loading, tare, tare weight, unladen weight). (various references) | |
Finnish | staattinen kuormitus, kuollut paino (dead loading, dead weight, empty weight, river clamp, river dog, weight clamp). (various references) | |
French | poids mort d'un pont, poids mort (dead loading, dead weight), charge statique, charge permanente, charge morte (dead loading). (various references) | |
German | tote Last (permanent load, steady load), ständige Last (permanent load, steady load), ständige Brückenlasten, ruhende Last (constant load, static load, steady load), ruhende Belastung (constant load, dead loading, static load, steady load). (various references) | |
Greek | στατικό φορτίο (constant load, static load, steady load), νεκρόν φορτίον (dead loading), διαρκή φορτία γέφυρας. (various references) | |
Hungarian | holtteher (dead weight), holtsúly (ballast, dead weight), önsúly (net weight). (various references) | |
Italian | carico statico (constant load, static load, steady load), carico permanente (permanent load, steady load), carico morto (dead loading), carico fisso (dead loading), carichi permanenti. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eadday oadlay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | carga morta (dead loading). (various references) | |
Romanian | sarcinã staticã. (various references) | |
Russian | собственный вес, мертвый груз (deadweight, deadwood). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | dara (tare), mrtvi teret. (various references) | |
Spanish | peso muerto (dead loading, dead weight, tare, tare weight, unladen weight). (various references) | |
Swedish | vilande last, egenvikt (dead loading, tare, tare weight, unladen weight). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-d-d-d-e-l-o" | |
-2 letters: addled, daddle, dadoed, daedal, loaded. | |
-3 letters: added, addle, dedal, doled, laded. | |
-4 letters: alae, aloe, dada, dado, dale, dead, deal, dole, eddo, lade, lead, load, lode, odea, olea. | |
-5 letters: aal, add, ado, ala, ale, dad, dal, del, doe, dol, eld, lad, lea, led, odd, ode, old, ole. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-d-d-d-e-l-o" | |
+3 letters: paddleboard. | |
+4 letters: dodecahedral, paddleboards. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 65 61 64 4C 6F 61 64 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01100101 01100001 01100100 00100000 01001100 01101111 01100001 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D e a d   L o a d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0065 0061 0064 004C 006F 0061 0064 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)38716770246816770 |
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