Definition of parting Parting

/pɑˈɹtɪŋ/ - [parting] - part•ing

We found 29 definitions of parting from 8 different sources.

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parting - /pˈɑːtɪŋ/

part - /pɑˈɹt/

Noun
parting - the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
		farewell, leave, leave-taking
		going away, leaving, departure, going the act of departing
parting - a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions; "his part was right in the middle"
		part
		line acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"

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

parting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Part
parting (v.)
Serving to part; dividing; separating.
parting (v.)
Given when departing; as, a parting shot; a parting salute.
parting (v.)
Departing.
parting (v.)
Admitting of being parted; partible.
parting (n.)
The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation.
parting (n.)
A separation; a leave-taking.
parting (n.)
A surface or line of separation where a division occurs.
parting (n.)
The surface of the sand of one section of a mold where it meets that of another section.
parting (n.)
The separation and determination of alloys; esp., the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button.
parting (n.)
A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam.
parting (n.)
The breaking, as of a cable, by violence.
parting (n.)
Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamellae.

parting
pärt′ing, adj. putting apart: separating: departing: given at parting.—n. the act of parting: a division: a point or a line of division: the division of the hair on the head in dressing it: (geol.) a division of a mineral into layers: a snapping or breaking under a great strain, as of a cable.—n. Part′ing-cup, a drinking-cup with two handles on opposite sides

parting
démarrer, the state of being driven from the anchors, expressed of a ship, when she has broke her cable by the violence of the wind, waves, or current, or all of them together.