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Definition: Coping |
CopingNoun1. Brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "coping" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Building | Tile or brick used to cap or cover the top of a masonry wall. (references) |
Industry | Heavy worsted or carted cloth for men. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. Cutting and trimming marble or other stone by use of a grinding wheel. b. The top or cover of a wall usually made sloping to shed water. c. In quarrying, the process of cutting one slab into two without regard to the finish of the edges d. The material or units used to form a cap or finish on top of a wall, pier, or pilaster to protect the masonry below from the penetration of water from above e. Shaping stone or other hard nonmetallic material by use of a grindingwheel. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A coping may consist of stone, brick, tile, slate, metal, wood or thatch. In all cases it should be weathered to throw off the wet.
In Romanesque work copings appeared plain and flat, and projected over the wall with a throating to form a drip. In later work a steep slope was given to the weathering (mainly on the outer side), and began at the top with an astragal; in the Decorated style there were two or three sets off; and in the later Perpendicular period these assumed a wavy section, and the coping mouldings continued round the sides, as well as at top and bottom, mitreing at the angles, as in many of the colleges at Oxford.
The cheapest type of coping caps the ordinary 9-inch brick wall, and consists of brick on edge above a double tile creasing, all in cement; the creasing consisting of one or two rows of tiles laid horizontally on the wall and projecting on each side about 2 inches to throw off the water
(Original text from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica)
In psychology, coping refers to the things that someone does which enable them to handle a stressfulful event.
In coping with disease, people tend to use one of two main coping strategies: either problem focused or emotion focused coping.
People using problem focused strategies try to deal with the cause of their problem. They do this by finding out information on the disease, learning new skills to manage their disease and rearranging their lives around the disease.
Emotion focused strategies occur when the person modifies the way they think, for example: employing denial, or distancing oneself from the problem. People may alter the way they think about a problem by altering their goals and values.
People may use a mixture of these different types of coping, and coping mechanisms will usually change over time. All these methods can prove useful, but some claim that those using problem focused coping strategies will adjust better to life.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Coping."
Synonyms: CopingSynonyms: cope (n), header (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Summit | Architrave, frieze, cornice, coping stone, zoophorus, capital, epistyle, sconce, pediment, entablature; tympanum; ceiling; (covering). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Coping |
| English words defined with "coping": disturbed ♦ maladjusted ♦ Stylobate. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "coping": block maker ♦ COPER, HAND ♦ Food security ♦ marble coper ♦ ROCK SPLITTER ♦ skews, STRIP POLISHER, SWIMMING POOL INSTALLER-AND-SERVICER. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Coping" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Portuguese (coping). |
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Screenplays | I learned some coping skills (The Sopranos; writing credit: Isabel Clara-Simo; Ramón De España) | |
Lyrics | Why Chumps Be Coping Them Diamonds And Furs And All That (Pu**y; performing artist: R. Kelly) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Coping with... (1997) | |
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Muriel Spark | Parents learn a lot from their children about coping with life. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Emphasizes coping skills and support groups. (references) | |
Become familiar with your treatment, possible side effects, and ways of coping. (references) | ||
Coping strategies for high-risk situations are suggested and discussed with the client. (references) | ||
Business | Urban areas are also coping with millions of state workers idled on partial wages or unemployed as a result of industrial reforms. (references) | |
Economic History | Indonesia | An additional challenge for both the GOI and foreign investors is coping with exchange rate volatility. (references) |
Bulgaria | It may be necessary for a U.S. supplier to assist their Bulgarian agent or distributor in coping with the cost of television commercials. (references) | |
Egypt | However, the GOE's monetary and fiscal policies had difficulty coping when both the current and capital accounts deteriorated in the late 1990s. Starting from late 1998 until early 2000, the Central Bank drew foreign exchange reserves down from over $21 billion to around $15 billion in an effort to defend the rate, and interbank interest rates climbed to 15% in early 2000. (references) | |
Travel | Kuwait | U.S. business visitors to Kuwait encounter few health problems apart from coping with the extreme heat and dust storms during the summer months. (references) |
Women | Lithuania | Institutional mechanisms for coping with this problem are developing slowly, and the law does not criminalize specifically domestic violence. (references) |
Yugoslavia | The few official agencies dedicated to coping with family violence have inadequate resources and were limited in their activity by social pressure to keep families together at all costs. (references) | |
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Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | Federal and state authorities, as well as private voluntary agencies, responded with unprecedented vigor to coping with the unexpected influx of Cubans. |
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| "Coping" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 94.97% of the time. "Coping" is used about 735 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 94.97% | 698 | 9,558 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 2.17% | 16 | 87,710 |
| Noun (singular) | 1.63% | 12 | 101,599 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.22% | 9 | 117,287 |
| Total | 100.00% | 735 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "coping": coping saw ♦ coping stone ♦ coping with. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "coping": coping-stone. | |
Ending with "coping": bereavement-coping, stress-coping. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "coping"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Bulgarian | корниз (cornice, drip-moulding, dripstone, eaves, label, ledge, molding, moulding, perch, trim), завършък на зид. (various references) | |
Chinese | "付 (Cope, Coped). (various references) | |
Czech | příkrov (cap). (various references) | |
Danish | coping, slutmuffe (cap, dome nut), daekplade (deck, facia). (various references) | |
Dutch | vorst (freezing cold, frost, king, monarch, prince), nok (boss, catch, lifter, pawl, ridge, stop, tenon, wiper). (various references) | |
Esperanto | firsto. (various references) | |
Faeroese | møna. (various references) | |
Farsi | کتیبه (Cornice, Epigraph, Inscription), قرنیس دیوار. (various references) | |
French | couverture de mur, couronnement de mur, couronnement (coronation), coping, chaperon de mur, capuchon (cowl), tablette de mur, tablette de couronnement, revêtement de mur, recouvrement de mur, arête. (various references) | |
German | meisternd (manhandling, mastering). (various references) | |
Greek | κόπινγκ, στέψη (coronation, wedding ceremony), μαρκίζα (eaves), πλάκα στέψης, επιστέγασμα τοίχου. (various references) | |
Hebrew | "בך עליון של קיר. (various references) | |
Hungarian | küszködés (flounce), fedõtéglasor. (various references) | |
Italian | cresta (Chine, comb, cop, crest, ridge, spine). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 収拾 (control, settling). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | しゅうしゅう (accumulation, collection, control, every province, every state, gathering up, settling). (various references) | |
Korean | 극복 (hurdling, Overcoming). (various references) | |
Manx | saaue cruillagh (coping saw). (various references) | |
Norwegian | nokke. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | opingcay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | cumeeira (ridge, top), coping, lidar (fight, get along, labor, labour, struggle, toil). (various references) | |
Romanian | creastã (aigrette, back, brow, comb, crest, edge, height, hogback, knoll, razor edge, ridge, spine, top, tuft), coamã (crest, fillet, mane, ridge), antablament (entablement). (various references) | |
Russian | перекрывающая плита, парапетная плита. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | dovijanje. (various references) | |
Spanish | albardilla (bard, cope-stone, small cushion). (various references) | |
Swedish | murkappa, krönlist. (various references) | |
Turkish | duvar tepeliği. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | верх греблі, парапетна плита. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 1 Kings Chapter 7, Verse 9 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai melaqron ep' amfoterwn twn stulwn kai epanwqen twn pleurwn epiqema to melaqron tw pacei |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Omnia lapidibus pretiosis qui ad normam quandam atque mensuram tam intrinsecus quam extrinsecus serrati erant a fundamento usque ad summitatem parietum et intrinsecus usque ad atrium maius |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Alle thingis with precious stoonus, `the whiche at a maner rewle and mesure, both with ynforth and with outforth, weren loken, fro the foundement vnto the cop of the wallis, and with ynforth and vnto the more halle. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewn stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside towards the great court. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | All these buildings were made, inside and out, from base to crowning stone, and outside to the great walled square, of highly priced stone, cut to different sizes with cutting-instruments. |
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| Language | 1 Kings Chapter 7, Verse 9 |
| Cebuano | Ang tanan niini maoy mga mahal nga bato, bisan mga hininloan nga bato, sumala sa sukod, gigabas sa mga gabas, sa sulod ug sa gawas, bisan sukad sa patukoranan ngadto sa kinasampongan sa bongbong, ug ingon man sa gawas ngadto sa dakung sawang. |
| Croatian | Sve su te graðevine bile od biranog kamena, sjeèena po mjeri, a klesana iznutra i izvana, od temelja sve do drvenih spojnica, a vani sve do velikog predvorja. |
| Danish | Det hele var af kostbare Sten, tilhugget efter Mål, tilsavet både indvendig og udvendig, lige fra Grunden til Murkanten, hvilket også gjaldt den store Forgård uden om Templets Forgård. |
| Dutch | Al deze dingen waren van kostelijke stenen, naar de maten gehouwen, van binnen en van buiten met de zaag gezaagd; en dat van den grondslag tot aan de neutstenen een palm breed, en van buiten tot het grote voorhof. |
| Finnish | Kaikki nämä olivat rakennetut kallisarvoisista, mitan mukaan hakatuista ja sisältä ja ulkoa sahalla sahatuista kivistä, perustuksesta räystäisiin asti; samoin ulkopuolella suureen esipihaan saakka. |
| French | Pour toutes ces constructions on employa de magnifiques pierres, taillées d`après des mesures, sciées avec la scie, intérieurement et extérieurement, et cela depuis les fondements jusqu`aux corniches, et en dehors jusqu` la grande cour. |
| German | Solches alles waren köstliche Steine, nach dem Winkeleisen gehauen, mit Sägen geschnitten auf allen Seiten, vom Grund an bis an das Dach und von außen bis zum großen Hof. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Semua bangunan itu, termasuk pelataran besarnya, dari pondasinya sampai ke atapnya, dibuat dari batu yang bagus-bagus. Batu-batu itu disiapkan di tambang batu, dan dipotong menurut ukuran; bagian dalam dan bagian luarnya diratakan dengan gergaji. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka segala perbuatan yang tersebut itu dari pada batu yang indah-indah, terpahat pada ukurannya dan tegergaji pada sebelah luar dalamnya, maka ia itu dari pada alas datang kepada batu penjuru dan dari pada luar pagar tembok datang kepada halaman yang besar. |
| Italian | Tutte queste costruzioni erano di pietre pregiate, squadrate secondo misura, segate con la sega sul lato interno ed esterno, dalle fondamenta ai cornicioni e al di fuori fino al cortile maggiore. |
| Maori | He kohatu utu nui enei katoa, he mea tarai ra ano, he mea ruri ano, he mea kani, a rato, a waho, o te turanga ake ano, ki nga whakapaipai i runga; pera tonu i te taha ki waho whaka te marae nui. |
| Norwegian | Alt dette var av kostbare stener, tilhugget efter mål og skåret med sag innentil og utentil, like fra grunnen og op til murkanten og utenfra til den store gård. |
| Portuguese | Todas estas casas eram de pedras de grande preço, cortadas sob medida, tendo as suas faces por dentro e por fora serradas serra; e isto desde o fundamento até as beiras do teto, e por fora até o grande átrio. |
| Rumanian | Pentru toate aceste clqdiri a kntrebuinyat pietre minunate, cioplite dupq mqsurq, ferestruite cu ferqstrqul, knlquntru wi kn afarq; wi aceasta din temelii pknq la strawinq, wi afarq pknq la curtea cea mare. |
| Russian | чУЕ ЬФП У"ЕМБОП 'ЩМП ЙЪ "ПТПЗЙИ ЛБНОЕК, П'ФЕУБООЩИ ПТБЪНЕТХ, П'ТЕЪБООЩИ ЙМПА, У ЧОХФТЕООЕК Й ОБТХЦОПК УФПТПОЩ, ПФПУОПЧБОЙС "П ЧЩУФХ ПЧ, Й У ОБТХЦОПК УФПТПОЩ "П 'ПМШЫПЗП "ЧПТБ. |
| Spanish | Todas estas obras, desde el cimiento hasta las cornisas, y afuera hasta el gran atrio, eran de piedras costosas, bloques labrados a medida, cortados con sierra, tanto por el lado interior como por el lado exterior. |
| Swedish | Allt detta var av dyrbara stenar, avmätta såsom byggnadsblock och sågade med såg invändigt och utvändigt, alltsammans, ända ifrån grunden upp till taklisterna; och likaså allt därutanför, ända till den stora förgårdsmuren. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "coping": copings, copingstone, copingstones. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "coping": fluoroscoping, kinescoping, scoping, telescoping. (additional references) | |
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"Coping" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Caobang, capin, caping, cepting, cipian, coign, coingn, comping, coopting, copain, copains, copeg, copegn, copeing, copians, copin, copine, copling, coppung, corping, couping, cupin, cusping, goping, kopin, oping, wooping. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "coping" (pronounced kō"ping) |
| 5 | k ō" p i ng | scoping. |
| 4 | -ō" p i ng | groping, hoping, moping, roping, sloping. |
| 3 | -p i ng | antidumping, aping, backslapping, beeping, bleeping, bookkeeping, bumping, burping, camping, capping, carping, Chipping, chirping, chomping, chopping, clamping, clapping, clipping, clumping, copping, cramping, creeping, crimping, cropping, damping, developing, dipping, draping, dripping, drooping, dropping, dumping, eavesdropping, enveloping, equipping, escaping, flapping, flipping, flopping, galloping, gaping, gasping, gossiping, grasping, griping, gripping, grouping, gulping, handicapping, harping, heaping, helping, hopping, housekeeping, hyping, jumping, keeping, kidnaping, kidnapping, lamping, landscaping, lapping, leaping, limping, lopping, lumping, mapping, mopping, napping, nipping, outstripping, overlapping, overstepping, peacekeeping, peeping, pimping, piping, popping, prepping, propping, pulping, pumping, ramping, raping, rapping, reaping, recapping, recouping, regrouping, reshaping, revamping, ripping, romping, safekeeping, sapping, scalping, scooping, scraping, scrapping, scrimping, seeping, shaping, shipping, shopping, sidestepping, sipping, skimping, skipping, slapping, sleeping, slipping, slumping, snapping, sniping, snooping, sopping, stamping, stepping, stereotyping, stomping, stooping, stopping, strapping, stripping, stumping, swamping, swapping, sweeping, swiping, swooping, tamping, taping, tapping, thumping, tipping, topping, tramping, trapping, tripping, trooping, typing, unwrapping, upping, usurping, videotaping, walloping, Wapping, warping, weeping, whipping, whooping, whopping, wiping, Wiretapping, worshipping, wrapping, zapping, zipping. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-g-i-n-o-p" | |
-1 letter: coign, gipon, incog, oping, pingo. | |
-2 letters: cion, coin, coni, icon, ping, pion, pong. | |
-3 letters: cig, cog, con, cop, gin, gip, ion, nip, nog, pic, pig, pin, poi. | |
-4 letters: go, in, no, on, op, pi. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-g-i-n-o-p" | |
+1 letter: comping, cooping, copings, copping, copying, couping, pocking, poncing, scoping. | |
+2 letters: chomping, chopping, clomping, clopping, coapting, compting, coopting, coupling, cropping, epigonic, geoponic, picoting, poaching, policing, pooching, pouching, pouncing, pyogenic, scooping, upcoming. | |
+3 letters: canopying, coempting, comparing, compering, competing, compiling, complying, composing, computing, coopering, coppering, coppicing, couplings, couponing, cupolaing, genotypic, occupying, octupling, outpacing, pedogenic, pocketing, poignance, poignancy, polygenic, precoding, procuring, producing, pyrogenic, recopying, recouping, scrooping, upcoiling. | |
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