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stacking

noun

  1. act of setting one thing atop another
  2. attractive, noncovalent interactions between aromatic rings
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: By surface analysis, stack + -ing. Compare Middle English stakkynge.

  1. The act by which something is stacked.

    “the number of possible stackings of eight boxes”

  2. Sport stacking.
  3. A stacked arrangement of often aromatic molecules, adopted due to interatomic interactions.
  4. Making claims for a single incident on multiple insurance policies.
  5. An image processing technique to reduce noise or add special effects.
  6. A technique for keeping a captive audience by grouping together programs with similar appeal.

verb

Etymology: By surface analysis, stack + -ing. Compare Middle English stakkynge.

  1. present participle and gerund of stack