Nonbearing

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  nonbearing \nonbearing\ adj.
     1. (Arch.) supporting no vertical weight other than its own;
        -- of a structural member; as, a non-bearing wall.
        [Narrower terms: {dividing(prenominal) ] {bearing}
        [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nonbearing
       adj : (of a structural member) supporting no vertical weight other
             than its own; "they took out a nonbearing wall" [ant: {bearing(a)}]