Definizione monolingua

disengagement

disengagement (plural disengagements)

1. Release or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement.
   • 1818, Sir Walter Scott, Rob Roy, ch. 10,

     My thanks to you for my speedy disengagement from the ridiculous accusation of Morris.

2. The separation or release of a chemical.
   • 1836, Washington Irving, Astoria, ch. 26,

     Others have endeavored to account for these discharges of ""mountain artillery"" on humbler principles; attributing them . . . to the disengagement of hydrogen, produced by subterraneous beds of coal in a state of ignition.

3. (dated) Leisure; relief from responsibilities or onerous activities.
4. (military, politics) Withdrawal from combat, confrontation, or the assertion of influence.
5. Termination of an agreement to be married.
6. (fencing) A circular movement of the blade that blocks an opponents parry.
   • 1895, Francis Marion Crawford, Taquisara, ch. 23,

     There was a quick flash, a disengagement, a feint, a lunge that was like a mans, and as her long left arm shot out like lightning, her foil bent nearly double.

7. (medicine, obstetrics) The emergence of the fetus from the birth canal.

Definizione dizionario disengagement

	disimpegno
	Il liberarsi da un obbligo o a un impegno preso.
	The doing away with a responsibility or a liability.

Altri significati:

Release or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement.

(medicine, obstetrics) The emergence of the fetus from the birth canal.

(dated) Leisure; relief from responsibilities or onerous activities.

Termination of an agreement to be married.

(fencing) A circular movement of the blade that blocks an opponent's parry.

The separation or release of a chemical.

(military, politics) Withdrawal from combat, confrontation, or the assertion of influence.