Bracket - what is it? The word has a foreign origin, and therefore not everyone knows its correct interpretation. No more understandable is a synonym for this term, such as a console. However, these words are quite often found in various areas of life, and, therefore, a close acquaintance with them is likely to be beneficial. More details about the fact that this is a bracket and how it relates to the “console” will be described in the article.
Dictionary Interpretation
First, it’s worth figuring out what is said about the meaning of the word “bracket” in the dictionary. There we find a formulation that boils down to the following. An arm is a console-shaped design that is used as a support. It is used, for example, in some parts of shelves, machine parts, parts of buildings.
By its design, the bracket can be either an independent part, or a structure consisting of several parts with a brace. And it can also be a significant thickening in some basic part. The mechanical principle of its action is the resistance of the material to shear or chip.
What is said about the console?
Since the dictionary, when defining the word “bracket”, refers to the “console” and at the same time gives a more extensive overview of this term, it seems advisable to better understand what the bracket is, to consider its interpretation.
According to the dictionary, the word "console" has the following meanings:
- The design, which is a bracket, truss, beam, which is rigidly fixed at one end. It may also be part of the structure necessary to support the cornice or balcony and protrude beyond the support.
- A detail of the design of a machine belonging to special equipment, which stands for its dimensions.
- A stand that looks like a column or a shelf attached to a wall. It serves to put various objects on it, such as figurines, lamps, flowers in a vase or in a pot.
- A part that can be used in the mechanical part of a device as a loading plate, for example, in a balance where the consoles have a sensor coating. The console is scanned with a laser beam, the amount of bending associated with the weight of the sample is determined.
- Parts of the fuselage in an airplane that protrude beyond the dimensions of the fuselage. Wings are attached to it.
Having considered the meaning of the term, for a better assimilation of its meaning, we can proceed to its synonyms.
Words close in meaning
Among them are the following:
- console;
- modiglion;
- cantilever;
- Daugun
- protrusion;
- support;
- stand;
- farm;
- backwater;
- kilblock;
- strut;
- restfulness;
- goose;
- holder;
- support;
- buttress;
- paintbrush;
- outrigger;
- emphasis;
- impost.
As you can see, there are quite a number of synonyms for the word under study. Next, its origin will be considered.
Etymology
According to linguists, the origin of the word “bracket” originates in the German language, from where it was borrowed. There is the word Kragstein. If you open the German-Russian dictionary, you can see that it denotes a holder, bracket, console. It consists of two words. The first Krag is translated from German into Russian as “console shelter for submarines.” The second word Stein means "stone." By adding them in the German language, the Kragstein token was obtained.
Having studied the meaning, synonyms and etymology of the word, it is worth considering its spelling.
“O” or “A”, how right?
The spelling of the word in Russian is often difficult. Since the first syllable is unstressed, it is unclear which letter in it should denote a vowel sound - “a” or “o”? How to spell the word "bracket" correctly? Correct spelling is “crAnstein”. Verification words to it do not exist. It just needs to be remembered.
To conclude the study of the fact that this is a bracket, some options for using this design will be considered.
Where are the brackets used?
So, it was found out above that the bracket is a cantilever supporting part or a structure that serves to fasten parts of structures or machines on a vertical plane - a wall, a column. These parts are protruding or extended horizontally.
- In technology, a bracket is needed mainly in order to fasten the nodes and parts of machines and various devices, such as bearings, on vertical planes. And they use it to fix antennas, cables, trolley wires.
- In architecture, it usually supports the protruding parts of buildings, representing a ledge in the wall. Often it is decorated with curls and other decorations. Using brackets support strongly protruding balconies, functional cornices.
- In the construction of buildings, structures, the bracket reinforces the masonry. For example, the technology of a ventilated facade is used. The bracket is attached to a monolithic ceiling, and a facing brick is placed on it. The result is a multilayer construction.
- In the automotive industry, the bracket is a very common part, with which equipment is attached to the body - both standard and optional. For example, brackets for mounting license plates, sound signals, lighting fixtures.