HyperDic: nonbearing

English > 1 sense of the word nonbearing:
ADJECTIVEallnonbearing(of a structural member) supporting no vertical weight other than its own
English > nonbearing: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning(of a structural member) supporting no vertical weight other than its own.
Example"they took out a nonbearing wall"
Oppositebearing(of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain

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