live load

[ lahyv ]
/ laɪv /

noun Engineering.

See under load(def 11).

Origin of live load

First recorded in 1865–70

Definition for live load (2 of 2)

Origin of load

before 1000; Middle English lode (noun); orig. the same word as lode (Old English lād way, course, carrying); senses influenced by lade

SYNONYMS FOR load

ANTONYMS FOR load

18 disburden.

synonym study for load

7. Load, burden referred originally to something placed on a person or animal or put into a vehicle for conveyance. Both load and burden are still used in this literal sense, though burden only infrequently, except in such fixed phrases as beast of burden and a ship of 1500 tons burden (carrying capacity). Both words have come to be used figuratively to refer to duties, cares, etc., that are oppressively heavy, and this is now the main meaning of burden : You have taken a load off my mind. Some children are a burden.

OTHER WORDS FROM load

load·less, adjective re·load, noun, verb un·der·load, verb (used with object)

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH load

load lode

British Dictionary definitions for live load (1 of 2)

load
/ (ləʊd) /

noun

verb (mainly tr)

See also loads

Word Origin for load

Old English lād course; in meaning, influenced by lade 1; related to lead 1

British Dictionary definitions for live load (2 of 2)

live load
/ (laɪv) /

noun

a variable weight on a structure, such as moving traffic on a bridge Also called: superload Compare dead load

Medical definitions for live load

load
[ lōd ]

n.

A departure from normal body content, as of water, salt, or heat. A positive load is a quantity in excess of the normal; a negative load is a deficit.

Scientific definitions for live load

load
[ lōd ]

The resistance, weight, or power drain sustained by a machine or electrical circuit. Compare effort.
The power output of a generator or power plant.
The amount of a pathogen or toxic substance present in an organism.

Idioms and Phrases with live load

load