"bounding" meaning in English

See bounding in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbaʊndɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bounding.wav
Rhymes: -aʊndɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adjective|-}} bounding (not comparable)
  1. (geometry) Containing all points of a given set within it. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Geometry Synonyms: enclosing
    Sense id: en-bounding-en-adj-g5R4l3VW Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˈbaʊndɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bounding.wav Forms: boundings [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊndɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bounding (countable and uncountable, plural boundings)
  1. (uncountable) The use of fire protection products within limits determined by scientific tests. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-bounding-en-noun-NW7Tk1~2
  2. A boundary. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bounding-en-noun-VOUNtRfB
  3. The act of one who bounds or leaps. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bounding-en-noun-WErSi4uo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 24 13 30 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 24 9 33 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 29 3 45 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: harmonic bounding

Verb

IPA: /ˈbaʊndɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bounding.wav
Rhymes: -aʊndɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} bounding
  1. present participle and gerund of bound Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: bound Derived forms: boundingly, bounding mine
    Sense id: en-bounding-en-verb-~R2ETl6l

Inflected forms

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