load-bearing

1. 1.

   capable of bearing a structural load

   “a supporting wall”

   Synonymssupporting

   Similarbearing

Questions about load-bearing

What does load-bearing mean?

load-bearing means "capable of bearing a structural load".

How many syllables are in load-bearing?

load-bearing has 5 syllables and divides as lo-ad--be-a-ring under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for load-bearing?

Close synonyms include supporting. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.