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underpinning

N ระบบ การ สร้าง ฐาน ด้าน ใต้ กำแพง  โครง รากฐาน  ชุดชั้นใน  ขา 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNDERPINNING

ppr. Placing stones under the sills for support.

 

UNDERPINNING

n. 1. The act of laying stones under sills.
2. The stones on which a building immediately rests.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

UNDERPINNING

UNDERPINNING Un "der *pin `ning, n.

 

1. The act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by stones, masonry, or the like.

 

2. (Arch. ) (a ) That by which a building is underpinned; the material and construction used for support, introduced beneath a wall already constructed. (b ) The foundation, esp. of a frame house. [Local, U.S.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

underpinning

un der pin ning |ˈəndərˌpiniNG ˈəndərpɪnɪŋ | noun a solid foundation laid below ground level to support or strengthen a building. a set of ideas, motives, or devices that justify or form the basis for something: the theoretical underpinning for free-market economics.

 

Oxford Dictionary

underpinning

under |pin |ning |ˈʌndəpɪnɪŋ | noun 1 a solid foundation laid below ground level to support or strengthen a building. 2 a set of ideas, motives, or devices which justify or form the basis for something: the theoretical underpinning for free-market economics.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

underpinning

nder p nning 名詞 1 C しばしば s 〗(正当化する )根拠, 基盤 .2 U C (建物の )土台 .3 ⦅米 ⦆s 〗(女性の )下着 .