For blocking we have terms and definitions in 24 topics. The topics are Basketball, Boxing, Brain Injury, Carpet, Cinematography, Construction, DVD, DVD and CD, Drama, Entertainment, Entertainment Industry, Film, Film Production, Football, Hats, Improv, Magnetic Tapes, Mental Health, NASCAR Racing, Opera, Paper, Roofing, Rugby and Telco.

Blocking (Basketball)

Using any part of the body to block or impede an opponent's progress; a personal foul. Compare charging.

Blocking (Boxing)

Using the hands, shoulders or arms to prevent an opponent's punch from landing cleanly on the head or torso.

Blocking (Brain Injury)

The inability to remember; the involuntary interruption of a train of thought or speech.

Blocking (Carpet)

1. The interference of a dye with the action of another dye in the same bath. 2. The stain resisting action of a transparent dye (dye blocker) on a stain-resist carpet fiber, which inhibits the fixing of a dye from staining material.1. The interference of a dye with the action of another dye in the same bath. 2. The stain resisting action of a transparent dye (dye blocker) on a stain-resist carpet fiber, which inhibits the fixing of a dye from staining material.

Blocking (Cinematography)

Plotting actor, camera and microphone placement and movement in a production or scene. (Production)

Blocking (Construction)

Small wood framing members that fill in the open space between the floor and ceiling joists to add stiffness to the floors and ceiling.

Blocking (DVD)

A term referring to the occasional blocky appearance of compressed video (an artifact). Caused when the compression ratio is high enough that the averaging of pixels in 8x8 blocks becomes visible.

Blocking (DVD and CD)

A term referring to the occasional blocky appearance of compressed video (an artifact). Caused when the compression ratio is high enough that the averaging of pixels in 8 x 8 blocks becomes visible.

Blocking (Drama)

The path formed by the actor’s movement on stage, usually determined by the director with assistance from the actor and often written down in a script using commonly accepted theatrical symbols

Blocking (Entertainment)

Working out the action before filming begins, including where the characters should be, and the camera angles.

Blocking (Entertainment Industry)

In rehearsals, actors practice the required movements, in a pattern or along a path, for a given scene that allows them to avoid any awkward positions, such as one actor walking in front of another actor or standing with his or her back to the camera.

Blocking (Film)

Arranging where the lights will go and how they will hit the talent before shooting gets underway. Commonly done before the scene with the stand-ins and lighting crew in preparation for the actors.

Blocking (Film Production)

Plotting actor, camera and microphone placement and movement in a production or scene. (Production)

Blocking (Football)

The act of preventing a defensive player from getting to the ball carrier; blockers use their arms and bodies but may not hold an opponent.

Blocking (Hats)

Is the term used to describe the action of molding a hat shape.

Blocking (Improv)

Rejecting information or ideas offered by another player. One of the most common problems experienced by new improvisors. In conventional theatre, the term is used to mean something different (pre-planned stage movement).

Blocking (Magnetic Tapes)

The sticking together or adhesion of successive windings in a tape pack. Blocking can result from (1) deterioration of the binder, (2) storage of tape reels at high temperatures, and/or (3) excessive tape pack stresses.

Blocking (Mental Health)

Originally a concept of Freud, indicating a belief that components of both sexes could be found in each person. Today the term is often used to refer to persons who are capable of achieving orgasm with a partner of either sex. See also gender role; homosexuality.

Blocking (NASCAR Racing)

A driver positions his car to keep the driver behind him from passing.

Blocking (Opera)

The moving about of people on stage; in opera rehearsals the stage director creates the patterns of movement that occur while the opera progresses. The process of establishing these patterns is called the blocking.

Blocking (Paper)

The shearshim of piled printed sheets caused by wet ink.

Blocking (Roofing)

In carpentry, the process of fastening together two pieces of board by gluing blocks of wood in the interior angle.
BLUE PRINTS- Architectural plans for a building or construction project, which are likely to include floor plans, footing and foundation plans, elevations, plot plans, and various schedules and or details.

Blocking (Rugby)

See obstruction.

Blocking (Telco)

When a circuit switched call cannot be completed. The percentage of blocked calls to the number of calls attempted forms the basis of a statistic called "grade of service". While it is economically infeasible to build a network which would have no blocking, the phone company are held accountable by the utility commissions to keep blocking below tariffed levels. The concept of blocking cannot be applied to packet networks, only circuit switched networks.

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