brace block

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• brace pendant — noun : a rope or chain by which a brace block is attached to a yard …   Useful english dictionary

• Brace — Brace, n. [OF. brace, brasse, the two arms, embrace, fathom, F. brasse fathom, fr. L. bracchia the arms (stretched out), pl. of bracchium arm; cf. Gr. ?.] 1. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• brace — brace1 [brās] vt. braced, bracing [ME bracen < OFr bracer, to brace, embrace < L brachia, pl. of brachium, an arm < Gr brachiōn, arm, upper arm < brachys, short (in contrast to the longer lower arm): see MERRY] 1. to tie or bind on… …   English World dictionary

• brace — [n] support arm, band, bar, bearing, block, bolster, boom, bracer, bracket, buttress, cantilever, clamp, girder, grip, guy, lever, mainstay, peg, prop, rafter, reinforcement, rib, shore, skid, splice, splint, staff, stanchion, stave, stay,… …   New thesaurus

• block — n. interruption obstacle 1) (Am. football) to throw a block at smb. 2) a mental block (when it comes to word games, I have a mental block) 3) (med.) a heart; nerve; saddle block 4) a stumbling block street city square (AE) 5) a city block (the… …   Combinatory dictionary

• brace — I. verb (braced; bracing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French bracer to embrace, from brace Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. archaic to fasten tightly ; bind 2. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• block — I. v. a. 1. Obstruct, close, blockade, stop, arrest, shut up, stop up, block up, fill up. 2. Mould, shape, form (on a block). 3. Make steady or firm, stiffen, brace. II. n. 1. Thick and heavy piece (as of wood or stone), mass. 2 …   New dictionary of synonyms

• brace — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. invigorate, stimulate; support, prop, strengthen. See refreshment. n. bracket, stay, girder; bit, stock; pair. See strength, numeration, power. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A support] Syn. prop, bolster …   English dictionary for students

• Angle brace — Brace Brace, n. [OF. brace, brasse, the two arms, embrace, fathom, F. brasse fathom, fr. L. bracchia the arms (stretched out), pl. of bracchium arm; cf. Gr. ?.] 1. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Growing block universe — According to the Growing Block Universe or Evolving Block Universe or The Growing Block View theory of time, the past and present exist and the future does not. The present is an objective property, to be compared with a moving spotlight. By the… …   Wikipedia

• Statement block — In computer programming, a statement block (or code block) is a section of code which is grouped together, much like a paragraph; such blocks consist of one, or more, statements. Statement blocks help make code more readable by breaking up… …   Wikipedia