If you have a groundingin a subject, you know the basic facts or principles of that subject, especially as a result of a particular course of training or instruction.
The degree provides a thorough grounding in both mathematics and statistics. [+ in]
Synonyms: coaching, schooling, teaching, instruction More Synonyms of grounding
Grounding is the act of connecting a conductor, or exposed conductive parts of an installation, to the earth.
The grounding protects personnel from stray currents that could leak to the metallic enclosures.
A lightning rod and its associated grounding conductors provide protection because they divert the current from nonconductingparts of the structure.
Grounding is the act of connecting a conductor, or exposed conductive parts of an installation,to the earth.
ground, ground
Examples of 'grounding' in a sentence
grounding
He loves Latin, thinks a good grounding in grammar is essential and wants more testing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Was all the improvisation a good grounding for a young actor?
The Sun (2016)
That was a very good grounding for me.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
My degree in business and management provided me with a good grounding.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
His parents deserve credit for giving him a solid grounding and his game has improved so much.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The colours also provide a good grounding for what otherwise might be an overly white and glass space.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Without solid textual grounding, you will become lost in supposed relevance.
Christianity Today (2000)
But now people see it as a way of getting into a major organisation and gaining a very good grounding in training and opportunities.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
That was a good grounding.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
His language is adept but limited, flavoured by gymnastics and carrying an athletic sheen on a solid grounding of contemporary techniques.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He'll give you a good grounding, my love.
Diana Wynne Jones CHARMED LIFE (1977)
He has had a good grounding, having been born in India and having nurtured contacts in the industry.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Deal clincher The course options are really flexible, which means you get a good grounding in your degree subject.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But she says that giving students a really good grounding in a subject and teaching them thinking skills'are not mutually exclusive '.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I do recognise that the MBA gives a good grounding for business.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There used to be weekly rep to help you get your grounding, but now you have to work on the fringe a lot, often without pay.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
grounding
British English: grounding NOUN
If you have a grounding in a subject, you know the basic facts or principles of that subject.
The degree provides a thorough grounding in both mathematics and statistics.
American English: grounding
Brazilian Portuguese: conhecimentos básicos
Chinese: 基础训练
European Spanish: conocimientos básicos
French: connaissances de base
German: Grundwissen
Italian: basi
Japanese: 基礎知識
Korean: 기초 지식
European Portuguese: conhecimento básico
Latin American Spanish: conocimientos básicos
All related terms of 'grounding'
ground
The ground is the surface of the earth.
eard
the third planet from the sun, the only planet on which life is known to exist. It is not quite spherical , being flattened at the poles , and consists of three geological zones , the core , mantle , and thin outer crust . The surface, covered with large areas of water, is enveloped by an atmosphere principally of nitrogen (78 per cent ), oxygen (21 per cent), and some water vapour . The age is estimated at over four thousand million years. Distance from sun: 149.6 million km; equatorial diameter : 12 756 km; mass: 5.976 × 10 24 kg; sidereal period of axial rotation : 23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds; sidereal period of revolution about sun: 365.256 days
earth
Earth or the Earth is the planet on which we live. People usually say Earth when they are referring to the planet as part of the universe , and the Earth when they are talking about the planet as the place where we live.
planet Earth
the third planet from the sun , the only planet on which life is known to exist. It is not quite spherical , being flattened at the poles , and consists of three geological zones , the core , mantle , and thin outer crust . The surface, covered with large areas of water, is enveloped by an atmosphere principally of nitrogen (78 per cent ), oxygen (21 per cent), and some water vapour . The age is estimated at over four thousand million years. Distance from sun: 149.6 million km; equatorial diameter : 12 756 km; mass: 5.976 × 10 24 kg; sidereal period of axial rotation : 23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds; sidereal period of revolution about sun: 365.256 days
yirth
the third planet from the sun , the only planet on which life is known to exist. It is not quite spherical , being flattened at the poles , and consists of three geological zones , the core , mantle , and thin outer crust . The surface, covered with large areas of water, is enveloped by an atmosphere principally of nitrogen (78 per cent ), oxygen (21 per cent), and some water vapour . The age is estimated at over four thousand million years. Distance from sun: 149.6 million km; equatorial diameter : 12 756 km; mass: 5.976 × 10 24 kg; sidereal period of axial rotation : 23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds; sidereal period of revolution about sun: 365.256 days
Chinese translation of 'grounding'
grounding
(ˈɡraundɪŋ)
n
(= foundation)
a grounding in ... 的基础(礎) ( ... de jīchǔ)
ground
(ɡraund)
pt, pp
ofgrind
n
(= floor)
the ground地面 (dìmiàn)
⇒ He picked his coat up from the ground.他从地上拾起大衣。 (Tā cóng dìshang shíqǐ dàyī.)
(= earth, soil, land)
the ground土地 (tǔdì)
⇒ The ground was very wet and soft.土地非常潮湿松软。 (Tǔdì fēicháng cháoshī sōngruǎn.)
⇒ a rocky piece of ground一块多岩石的土地 (yī kuài duō yánshí de tǔdì)
(c) (Sport) 场(場) (chǎng)
⇒ Manchester United's football ground曼联队的足球场 (Mànliánduì de zúqiúchǎng)
(c) (US, Elec) 接地装(裝)置 (jiēdì zhuāngzhì)
英 = earth
vt
[plane]使停飞(飛) (shǐ tíngfēi)
[child]限制出门(門) (xiànzhì chūmén)
⇒ His father grounded him for a month.他爸爸整个月都限制他出门。 (Tā bàba zhěnggè yuè dōu xiànzhì tā chūmén.)
(US, Elec) 使接地 (shǐ jiēdì)
英 = earth
adj
[coffee, almonds, spice, pepper]磨碎的 (mósuì de)
(US)[meat]绞(絞)碎的 (jiǎosuì de)
vi
[ship]搁(擱)浅(淺) (gēqiǎn)
⇒ the rocks where the ship had grounded船搁浅处的礁石 (chuán gēqiǎnchù de jiāoshí)
on the ground在地面上 (zài dìmiàn shang)
the facilities on the ground地面设(設)备(備) (dìmiàn shèbèi)
below/above ground地下/上 (dìxià/shang)
common ground共同点(點) (gòngtóngdiǎn)
to gain/lose ground (fig) 越来(來)越看好/渐(漸)失优(優)势(勢) (yuèláiyuè kànhǎo/jiàn shī yōushì)
to get off the ground (fig) 开(開)始进(進)行 (kāishǐ jìnxíng)
to stand or hold one's ground坚(堅)持立场(場) (jiānchí lìchǎng)
to be thin on the ground (Brit) 为(為)数(數)不多 (wéishù bù duō)
to break new ground开(開)辟(闢)新天地 (kāipì xīn tiāndì)
to burn/raze sth to the ground把某物烧(燒)成平地/夷为(為)平地 (bǎ mǒuwù shāochéng píngdì/yíwéipíngdì)
to go to ground躲了起来(來) (duǒle qǐlái)
to find the middle ground找到中间(間)立场(場) (zhǎodào zhōngjiān lìchǎng)
to prepare the ground for sth为(為)某事铺(鋪)平道路 (wéi mǒushì pūpíng dàolù)
to shift or change one's ground改变(變)立场(場) (gǎibiàn lìchǎng)
it suits him down to the ground (Brit, inf) 这(這)完全适(適)合他 (zhè wánquán shìhé tā)
grounds for[optimism, hope, concern] ... 的原因 ( ... de yuányīn) [divorce, appeal, complaint] ... 的理由 ( ... de lǐyóu)
grounds for doing sth做某事的根据(據) (zuò mǒushì de gēnjù)
on (the) grounds of以 ... 为(為)理由 (yǐ ... wéi lǐyóu)
on the grounds that ... 以 ... 为(為)理由 (yǐ ... wéi lǐyóu)
on medical/humanitarian grounds基于(於)健康状(狀)况(況)/人道主义(義) (jīyú jiànkāng zhuàngkuàng/réndào zhǔyì)