scaffolding en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈskæˌfoʊldɪŋ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈskæfəldɪŋ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English scaffaldyng, skaffaldyng, equivalent to scaffold + -ing.
Meanings
-
(uncountable, usually) A temporary modular system of tubes, bamboo or wood forming a framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures.
[…] transparent scaffoldings partially draped with often hallucinatory nets of lines, gouges, hatching and cross-hatching that somehow also depict varying degrees of flesh, features and expression.
2007 December 21, The New York Times, “Museum and Gallery Listings”, in New York Times:On the day of RAIL 's site visit, in heavy weather, the scaffolding and decking that engineers stand on were submerged deep under choppy water, with work suspended. "We have to work around the tides," explained Project Director Alan Venables. "The wind pushes the tide up and the waves get larger. That causes some problems with the scaffold."
2023 March 22, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Island Line to reopen to Ryde Pier in June... possibly”, in RAIL, number 979, page 24:
- (uncountable, usually) Source code etc. that is incomplete and serves as a basis for further development.
-
(figuratively, uncountable, usually) Any framework or support.
We refer to the process by which socialization agents support emotional activity within the child as emotional scaffolding.
2013, Michael F. Mascolo, Sharon Griffin, What Develops in Emotional Development?, page 205:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scaffoldings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
scaffolding tower · superscaffolding · bioscaffolding
Relateds
Translations (62)
fi rakennusteline (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · vi giàn (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · pl rusztowanie (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · uk риштува́ння (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · hy փայտամած (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · nl steiger (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · za gyaqbenz (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · cy sgaffaldiau (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · tr iskele (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · ar سِقَالَة (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · gv scammalt (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · hi पायठ (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · es andamiada (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · nn stillas (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · kk құрылыс сатылары (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · ko 비계 (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · ota اسكله (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · sd ڇَڪو (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · es andamio (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · sh skele (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · he פיגום (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · sv byggnadsställning (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · it ponteggio (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · ca bastida (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · nb stillas (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · ka ხარაჩო (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · eo skafaldo (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · cmn 腳手架 /脚手架 (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · el ικρίωμα (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · ro eşafodaj (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · fr échafaudage (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · acx جخوار (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · sh скеле (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · et tellingud (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · th นั่งร้าน (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · mi rangitupu (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · vi giàn giáo (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · yi רישטעוואַניע (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · pt andaime (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · mi tīrewa (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · sq trena (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · acw سِقَالة (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · el σκαλωσιά (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · ja 足場 (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · ba баҫма (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · it impalcatura (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · hu állvány (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · de Baugerüst (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · de Gerüst (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · ga scafalra (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · scn puntiju (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · cs lešení (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · hy լաստակ (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · es andamiaje (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · ru леса́ (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · arz سَقَّالَات (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · hu állványzat (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · yue 棚架 (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · uz havoza (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · grc ἴκρια (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · io eshafodo (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) · ar سِقَالَات (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material)