Seating
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsiːtɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Seating is a noun meaning (gerund) The act of one that seats.
Meaning
(gerund) The act of one that seats.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) The provision of chairs or other places for people to sit.
- (countable) A period of time in which people are allowed into a performance, a meal, etc., to be seated.
- Material for making seats.
- (mechanics) Collectively, the various fitted supports of the parts of a structure or of a machine; a housing in which a component is seated.
- (shipbuilding) That part of the floor which rests on the keel.
- present participle and gerund of seat
- (obsolete) Haircloth.
Example Sentences
cane seating
The first seating begins at 5 o'clock.
There is plenty of comfortable seating.
The seating of passengers will begin soon.
Word Forms
- seatings
Synonyms for seating
Depending on context, synonyms include seats.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sitting, sit, hospitality, siege, placement, positioning.
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