"seating" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsiːtɪŋ/ Forms: seatings [plural]
Rhymes: -iːtɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} seating (countable and uncountable, plural seatings)
  1. (gerund) The act of one that seats. Tags: countable, gerund, uncountable
    Sense id: en-seating-en-noun-NclZeq0Y
  2. (uncountable) The provision of chairs or other places for people to sit. Tags: uncountable Translations (provision of chairs): istumapaikat [plural] (Finnish), Bestuhlung [feminine] (German), Gestühl [neuter] (German), Sitzgelegenheiten [feminine, plural] (German)
    Sense id: en-seating-en-noun-MDa7Is2M Disambiguation of 'provision of chairs': 2 70 11 3 2 9 4
  3. (countable) A period of time in which people are allowed into a performance, a meal, etc., to be seated. Tags: countable Translations (period when restaurant seats guests): kattaus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-seating-en-noun-g-7WwfB4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 44 1 18 14 2 19 Disambiguation of 'period when restaurant seats guests': 16 2 49 19 2 7 5
  4. Material for making seats. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-seating-en-noun--sEU5azZ
  5. (obsolete) Haircloth. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-seating-en-noun-i7tig7cu
  6. (mechanics) Collectively, the various fitted supports of the parts of a structure or of a machine; a housing in which a component is seated. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mechanics
    Sense id: en-seating-en-noun-vhduuvSN Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  7. (shipbuilding) That part of the floor which rests on the keel. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-seating-en-noun-CjI2kg-b Topics: business, manufacturing, shipbuilding
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: continental seating, festival seating, open seating, seating chart, seating plan, seating time

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈsiːtɪŋ/
Rhymes: -iːtɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} seating
  1. present participle and gerund of seat Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: seat
    Sense id: en-seating-en-verb-zS26kflr

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