shelving

1 of 2

noun (1)

shelv·​ing ˈshel-viŋ 

1

: a sloping surface or place

2

: the state or degree of sloping

shelving

2 of 2

noun (2)

1

: material for shelves

2

: shelves

Examples of shelving in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Larger items like shelving units and computers can also be found at the store. —Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 30 Nov. 2025

Food items such as whole coffee beans can be placed with coffee mugs or jars of pasta work beautifully in kitchens with open shelving. —Cathy Hobbs, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025

For now, the Vulcan system is active only in a couple of facilities and just handles items positioned on the top and bottom shelves of Amazon’s fourshelf mobile shelving units, while humans pick and stow the rest. —Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025

The kitchen has quartz countertops and a Bosch dishwasher, plus open shelving, if that’s your thing. —Katie McDonough, Curbed, 24 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for shelving

• delving

Kids Definition

shelving

noun

shelv·​ing

ˈshel-viŋ

: material to make shelves from

also : the shelves themselves