parting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The act of parting or dividing; division; separation.
The state of being parted.
A farewell, the act of departing politely.
The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.
The surface of the sand of one section of a mould where it meets that of another section.
The separation and determination of alloys; especially, the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button.
A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam.
The breaking, as of a cable, by violence.
Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamellae.

verb

/ˈpɑɹtɪŋ/ /ˈpɑːtɪŋ/ en-us-parting.ogg

parting partings

By surface analysis, part + -ing.

part

centre parting parting-cup parting gift parting of the ways parting phrase parting sand water parting biparting parting shot parting tool

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