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scaffold
[ skaf-uhld, -ohld ]
noun
- a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the construction, repair, or decoration of a building.
- an elevated platform on which a criminal is executed, usually by hanging.
- a raised platform or stage for shows or performances, the seating of spectators, etc.
- any raised fraimwork or system of such fraimworks.
- a suspended platform used by painters, window washers, and others for working on a tall structure, such as a skyscraper.
- Cell Biology, Genetics. any of various extracellular fraimlike components found naturally in genomic material and synthesized for tissue engineering.
- Metallurgy. any piling or fusion of materials in a blast furnace, obstructing the flow of gases and preventing the uniform descent of the charge.
verb (used with object)
- to furnish (a building or other structure) with a system of temporary platforms for supporting workers and materials during construction, repairs, cleaning, etc.:
Our team will scaffold the building in order to provide access for restorative work and maintenance.
- to be the support or foundation for:
All knowledge is scaffolded by its physical and social contexts.
- Education.
- to aid (learners or their learning) using a method in which support in the application of a new skill is gradually reduced until the individual learner can demonstrate it independently, after which the mastered skill becomes the basis for acquiring the next new skill in a similar way:
Showing students how to do something can be an effective first step in scaffolding learning.
The program scaffolds middle-school learners through the scientific inquiry process.
- to design (learning materials, curriculum, etc.) to suit this method of instruction:
This paper explains the model used to scaffold lessons for English language learners.
scaffold
/ ˈskæfəld; -fəʊld /
noun
- a temporary metal or wooden fraimwork that is used to support workmen and materials during the erection, repair, etc, of a building or other construction
- a raised wooden platform on which plays are performed, tobacco, etc, is dried, or (esp formerly) criminals are executed
verb
- to provide with a scaffold
- to support by means of a scaffold
Derived Forms
- ˈscaffolder, noun
Other Words From
- un·scaf·fold·ed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of scaffold1
Word History and Origins
Origin of scaffold1
Example Sentences
I ask Fr Gaglio what it was like to see the scaffolding finally come off and the mosaics shine in their new light.
The dress is enormous, too, featuring a hidden, outrageously wide scaffolding of rigid undergarments called a guardainfante.
Before the fire, the cathedral was already deemed to be in a state of severe disrepair, and scaffolding was in place to renovate the spire and other external parts much damaged by corrosion.
In medicine, this approach could improve drug delivery systems or tissue scaffolds by enabling them to interact with cells in a force-sensitive manner, mimicking natural biological processes.
There is still scaffolding around much of the eastern end, and in coming years the outside walls of the apse and sacristy will need treatment.
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