English Explanatory Dictionary

blocking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of block
noun
  1. The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
  2. The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (originally planned using miniature blocks).
  3. Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
  4. A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.
  5. A rectangular discontinuity as an artifact of separating a discrete signal into blocks that are processed individually.

Pronunciation

/ˈblɒkɪŋ/ /ˈblɑkɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blocking.wav

Word forms

blocking blockings

Derived words

absolute blocking adblocking antiblocking bed blocking blocking and tackling blocking unit geo-blocking immunoblocking neuroblocking thought blockingalpha-adrenergic blocking agent
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