ETYM Old Eng. lode load, way; properly the same word as lode, but confused with lade, load, v. Related to Lade, Lead, Lode.
(Homonym: load).
1. Something to be borne or conveyed; SYN. loading, burden.
2. A quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; SYN. loading.
3. The power output of a generator or power plant.
4. A device to which electrical power is delivered.
5. (Informal) An amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate.
In earth sciences, material transported by a river. It includes material carried on and in the water (suspended load) and material bounced or rolled along the river bed (bedload). A river's load is greatest during a flood, when its discharge is at its highest.
The term “load” can also refer to material transported by a glacier or by the sea.
1. Poids.
2. Dépense. Charges sociales.
3. Accusation. Témoin ŕ charge.
4. Fonction. Charge de notaire.
5. Assaut. Partir ŕ la charge.
6. Caricature. Une charge appuyée.
1. L'ensemble de ce qui a été chargé dans un véhicule, dans une machine, etc.
2. L'action de charger.
1. Charge ; poids que l'on doit porter.
2. (Figurativement) Responsabilité.
1. Charge ; poids que l'on doit porter.
2. (Figurativement) Responsabilité.
1. Force exercée par la pesanteur.
2. Masse. Un poids d'une tonne.
3. Fardeau. Soulever un poids.
4. Lourdeur. Un poids sur l'estomac.
5. Importance. Un avis de poids.
1. To fill or load; SYN. lade, laden, load up.
2. To place a load on
3. To provide with munition; SYN. charge.
4. To put (something) on a structure or conveyance
1. Mettre une charge sur. Charger la voiture.
2. Encombrer. Cette pièce est trop chargée de meubles.
3. Mettre des cartouches dans une arme ŕ feu. Il a chargé son revolver.
To place information from storage into memory for processing, if it is data, or for execution, if it is program code.
1. The total computing burden a system carries at one time.
2. In electronics, the amount of current drawn by a device.
3. In communications, the amount of traffic on a line.