disconnectingadj.

Brit.

/ˌdɪskəˈnɛktɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌdɪskəˈnɛktɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: disconnect v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < disconnect v. + -ing suffix².

Serving to disconnect; separating, disuniting. Cf. disconnective adj.

ΚΠ

1799 Repertory of Arts 10 222 A disconnecting force, in whatever direction applied, shall in that direction find the texture of the substance..such as shall enable it to oppose the greatest degree of resistance.

1846 A. R. Craig Philos. Training ii. 25 It [sc. the faculty of speech] seems to be the only disconnecting link between man and the subordinate creatures.

1852 Mercantile Navy List Aug. 277 How would you disconnect the engines if there was no disconnecting gear fitted?

1909 F. W. Raynes Domest. Sanitary Engin. & Plumbing viii. 205 The object of a disconnecting trap is to break the direct passage between a drain and a sewer.

1944 Pop. Sci. May 65/1 Inside the tank is a disconnecting device that shuts off the power in one twentieth of a second when a short circuit occurs.

1999 A. R. Hileman Insulation Coordination for Power Syst. xiii. 599 The disconnecting switches are assumed to be located at the breaker.

Compounds

disconnecting engine n. now historical a type of steam engine with two cylinders, each of which can be used separately from the other, used in some types of steamboat.

ΚΠ

1853 Newcastle Courant 4 Nov. 8/5 Wanted, a Cowel-built Paddle-Wheel Steam Tug, with two disconnecting engines.

1920 Persian Gulf Pilot (U.S. Hydrographic Office) xi. 300 The vessels were of the American river type with disconnecting engines, the largest being 230 feet long and 45 feet across the paddle boxes.

1970 Ships Monthly Mar. 105/1 With this disconnecting engine she could turn in her own length, a useful manoeuvre for salvage work.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	disconnecting
释义	disconnectingadj. Brit. /ˌdɪskəˈnɛktɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌdɪskəˈnɛktɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: disconnect v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < disconnect v. + -ing suffix². Serving to disconnect; separating, disuniting. Cf. disconnective adj. ΚΠ 1799 Repertory of Arts 10 222 A disconnecting force, in whatever direction applied, shall in that direction find the texture of the substance..such as shall enable it to oppose the greatest degree of resistance. 1846 A. R. Craig Philos. Training ii. 25 It [sc. the faculty of speech] seems to be the only disconnecting link between man and the subordinate creatures. 1852 Mercantile Navy List Aug. 277 How would you disconnect the engines if there was no disconnecting gear fitted? 1909 F. W. Raynes Domest. Sanitary Engin. & Plumbing viii. 205 The object of a disconnecting trap is to break the direct passage between a drain and a sewer. 1944 Pop. Sci. May 65/1 Inside the tank is a disconnecting device that shuts off the power in one twentieth of a second when a short circuit occurs. 1999 A. R. Hileman Insulation Coordination for Power Syst. xiii. 599 The disconnecting switches are assumed to be located at the breaker. Compounds disconnecting engine n. now historical a type of steam engine with two cylinders, each of which can be used separately from the other, used in some types of steamboat. ΚΠ 1853 Newcastle Courant 4 Nov. 8/5 Wanted, a Cowel-built Paddle-Wheel Steam Tug, with two disconnecting engines. 1920 Persian Gulf Pilot (U.S. Hydrographic Office) xi. 300 The vessels were of the American river type with disconnecting engines, the largest being 230 feet long and 45 feet across the paddle boxes. 1970 Ships Monthly Mar. 105/1 With this disconnecting engine she could turn in her own length, a useful manoeuvre for salvage work. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1799
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