FinnHun Finnish-Hungarian-English on-line dictionary and thesaurus

n A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.

n (engineering) Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.

n Generically, any of "(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}", and, in the area of computer languages, "<", ">".

n "(" and ")" specifically, the other forms above requiring adjectives for disambiguation.

n (context|technical) "[" and "]" specifically - opposed to the other forms of which have their own technical names.

n (sports)

n One of several ranges of numbers.

v To bound on both sides, to surround as enclose|enclosing with brackets.

v To place in the same category.

v To mark distinctly for special treatment.

v To set aside, discount, ignore.

v (photography) To take multiple images of the same subject, using a range of exposure settings, in order to help ensure that a satisfactory image is obtained.

v (philosophy|phenomenology) In the philosophical system of w:Edmund Husserl | Edmund Husserl and his followers, to set aside metaphysical theories and existential questions concerning what is real in order to focus philosophical attention simply on the actual content of experience.