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Dictionary: brac·ing   (brā'sĭng) pronunciation
adj.
Invigorating or refreshing; strengthening: a bracing tonic.

n.
  1. A support; a brace.
  2. Braces considered as a group.
bracingly brac'ing·ly adv.

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adj

Definition: brisk; exhilarating
Antonyms: debilitating, exhausting, tiring


Dental Dictionary: bracing
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n

A resistance to the horizontal components of masticatory force.

Architecture: bracing
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1. Structural elements installed to provide restraint or support (or both) to other members, so that the complete assembly forms a stable structure; may consist of knee braces, cables, rods, struts, ties, shores, diaphragms, rigid frames, etc., singly or in combination.
2. Collectively, the braces so used.


Application of a brace as a prophylactic device to prevent damage to uninjured, but vulnerable joints; as a device used during rehabilitation to protect injured joints; and as a device designed to compensate for biomechanical problems, such as joint instability.

Translations: Bracing
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forfriskende, styrkende
n. - støtte, afstivning

Nederlands (Dutch)
verfrissend, versterkend, steunmateriaal

Français (French)
adj. - revigorant, fortifiant, tonifiant
n. - fortifiant, (Constr) support (de planches)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - belebend
n. - (Arch.) Verankerung, Klammer

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τονωτικός

Italiano (Italian)
tonificante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - estimulante

Русский (Russian)
бодрящий, укрепляющий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - fresco, tonificante
n. - arriostramiento, amarra, refuerzo, trabazón

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - stärkande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
令人鼓舞的, 支撑, 支柱, 裤吊带

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 令人鼓舞的
n. - 支撐, 支柱, 褲吊帶

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 기운을 복 돋우는, 상쾌한
n. - 긴장, 버팀대

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 突っ張り, 元気づけ
adj. - 緊張させる, 元気を付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) منعش, منشط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מרענן, מבריא, מחזק‬
n. - ‮דבר מחזק או מרענן‬


 
 

 

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