bondings

Meanings

1. 1nounpluraltechnical

   Separate occasions or processes in which atoms, materials or surfaces become joined together.

   Grammar: Plural of bonding; used when counting different types or events.

   Patterns

   • the bondings between something

   The textbook compares ionic and covalent bondings in simple compounds.

   Several bondings occurred within the glue as it cured.

   The scientists studied the bondings of carbon atoms in diamond.

2. 2nounplural

   Times or experiences in which people build a close emotional connection with one another.

   Grammar: Less common than the uncountable bonding; each use points to a distinct occasion.

   Patterns

   • the bondings between people

   The camping trip produced several bondings between the new colleagues.

   Those small bondings over lunch helped the team trust one another.

   She cherished the quiet bondings with her grandmother.

Word forms

Common combinations

chemical bondings

The test covers chemical bondings in salts.

early bondings

Early bondings between parent and child matter greatly.

different bondings

Different bondings give metals and plastics unlike properties.

team bondings

The retreat included several team bondings.

Synonyms and how they differ

connections

Connections is a broad word for links of any kind, while bondings stresses joining or closeness.

attachments

Attachments suggests emotional ties that last, not a single occasion.

links

Links is simpler and suits physical or logical joins.

bonds

Bonds is the usual countable noun, and it is far more natural than bondings.

Opposites

Word family

bond noun

a link or tie

bond verb

to join or form a close relationship

bonding noun

the process of joining

bonded adjective

joined together firmly

Commonly confused: bondings or bondage?

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