latching — Английский словарь

Прилагательное

1. That latches.

   Употребление

   • not-comparable

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (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.

Существительное

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.