seating

(gerund) The act of one that seats.

(uncountable) The provision of chairs or other places for people to sit.

(countable) A period of time in which people are allowed into a performance, a meal, etc., to be seated.

Material for making seats.

(obsolete) Haircloth.

(mechanics) Collectively, the various fitted supports of the parts of a structure or of a machine; a housing in which a component is seated.

(shipbuilding) That part of the floor which rests on the keel.