bounding

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʊndɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -aʊndɪŋ

Verb

bounding

1. present participle and gerund of bound

Derived terms

• boundingly
• bounding mine

Noun

bounding (countable and uncountable, plural boundings)

1. (uncountable) The use of fire protection products within limits determined by scientific tests.
2. A boundary.
   • a. 1709, William Beveridge, The Being, Love, and Other Attributes of God:

     Without buttings or boundings on any side.

3. The act of one who bounds or leaps.

Derived terms

• harmonic bounding

References

• NRC SECY-00-0080: "bounding fire tests for the myriad of fire seal configurations"

Adjective

bounding (not comparable)

1. (geometry) Containing all points of a given set within it.

Synonyms

• enclosing

Further reading

• Bounding sphere on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bounding volume on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Minimum bounding box on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Minimum bounding rectangle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Smallest-circle problem on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• unboding