latching — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

1. That latches.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.

Sostantivo

1. The act of fastening a latch.

2. A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail.

3. The situation where one speaker's utterance immediately follows another speaker's utterance, without pause or overlap.