bonding

verb

Definitions

  1. present participle and gerund of bond

  2. The act by which something is bonded or joined together.

    • A systems view of reality allows one to see that it is made of successive layers of bonded elements, each layer with properties emergent from the previous one: atoms are particular bondings of more elementary particles[…]
  3. A relationship between a parent and offspring that establishes the basis for an ongoing…

    A relationship between a parent and offspring that establishes the basis for an ongoing mutual attachment.

  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. A close friendship that develops between people, often as a result of intense…

      A close friendship that develops between people, often as a result of intense experiences, as those shared in military combat.

      • a work bonding session
      • sibling bonding
    2. A method of aggregating multiple network interfaces on a computer into a single logical…

      A method of aggregating multiple network interfaces on a computer into a single logical interface

    3. An arrangement by which goods remain in the customs warehouses until the duties are paid.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at bonding. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at bonding. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at bonding

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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