ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Disengaging

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Disengaging is an adjective meaning That causes one to lose commitment and interest; alienating.

Meaning

That causes one to lose commitment and interest; alienating.

More Meanings

  1. That causes something to disengage or disconnect.
  2. present participle and gerund of disengage

Example Sentences

The results demonstrate that a large TDM error will lead to the disengagement of both sides of the gear teeth, and the larger the TDM error, the more disengaging areas on both sides of the tooth width occur.
Thus, a Scotch boiler having as a disengaging surface the entire surface of the water in the boiler should have under normal circumstances a low disengaging velocity, and the same should be the case for vertical water-tube boilers.
The combination, with a key-lever provided with a frictionally-pivoted and movable stop, of a check-pin shaft and a disengaging bar or lever for moving said stop to its inoperative position when it has performed its function, substantially as described.
In a minute or two whe sould bo up to Amy; but already she was rather shrinking from her high purpose, and she hoped that Amy would not be in her most disengaging mood; hoped that she would not, as usual, draw down the shutters of her body over her soul.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include withdraw, free, disconnecting, disconnect, disconnection, exiting.

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