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adj. - (of a structural member) supporting no vertical weight other than its own.

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  • Keeping the circulation of the air to the roots of the trees has an effect on its non-bearing.
  • "I took out the interior non-bearing walls and made the entire space more loft-like and more open," he says.
  • It is estimated that there are 100,000 acres in California planted to almonds, the major portion of which is non-bearing.
  • The Orangerie lies just below the terrace of the Parterre du Midi, and a thousand or more non-bearing orange trees are scattered about.
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